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As you travel the highways and byways of Arizona you will see many of these plants. When not in bloom you may over look them. When in bloom they produce a very large funnel shaped flower, this is what you will notice.

Datura

One of a genus (Datura) Of rank smelling. Poisonous plants of the nightshade family, with large funnel shaped flowers and a prickly capsule, of which the Jimson-weed is best known. It yields several important alkaloids, as atropine and scopolamine. Also may be called Jimp-son weed, also Jamestown weed because it was first observed in Jamestown, VA.

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This is the largest one I have seen in Arizona.
It covered an area of about 12 feet wide by 10 feet front to back.

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Seed pod.

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