Common Name: jimsonweed, Jamestown weed, thorn apple, stinkhorn, stinkweed, devil's appleScientific Name: Datura stramonium L.Family Name: Solanaceae - Nightshade FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seed Stemssmooth, hollow, tall, branched Leavesalternate, smooth, large, ovate, long petioles, irregularly toothed margins leaves Flowers5-petaled, white to light purple, large, petal fuse to form funnel or trumpet, fused sepals cover lower flower; solitary in branch axils Seed Podsegg-shaped, sharp spines