| Flower: | Jimsonweed | | Family: | Nightshade | | Genus / Species: | Datura meteloides | | Notes: | Originally from Mexica, Jimsonweed was carried throughout much of the world for medicinal use; the common name is a corruption of Jamestown Weed, so named because the plant grew near the homes of the Jamestown colonists. | | Photo: | 
Salton Sea, Colorado Desert - - - March 13, 2005 | | Guide: | Pacific States Wildflowers by Niehaus & Ripper / North American Wildflowers by Spellenberg |
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