What is this flower?

Sorry,no picture but the flower is the shape of a 4o'clock but is white and 6+in. across. They last 1 or 2 days and then grow a seed pod (round) with thorns on it with 50+ seeds inside. The leaves are dark green and velvety. The root is a tuber and may regrow the next year.

I found this in a vacant lot and pulled it out a couple of years ago and now i have lots of seeds. The pod will split open and spill out all over if I don't catch it in time. I'm only sorry that the flower is so short lived but it is a survivor. Its grown to 2 ft high.

Wild or not?

What is this flower?
Does it look like this?

This is Jimson Weed and can be a killer!

http://yosemitefoothills.com/Garden/1280...

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...

Deadly weed blame in drowning

http://www.krqe.com/Global/story.asp?S=6...

MEDIA COVERAGE #

Deadly weed blame in drowning - Jul 27 2007

Weed Leads Teens to ICU - Jul 2004

Young Hiker Found Dead After Datura Use - Jul 2004

School Warns Parents About Jimson Weed - Nov 3 2003

Datura-related Hospitalizations in South Africa - June 2003

Local Teens Eating Hallucinogenic Weed - Oct 3 2002

http://www.erowid.org/plants/datura/datu...
Reply:We called Jemson Weed. They grow wind on the farm, can be poison. Several kids have died smoking the green seeds, to get high. I am not sure of the spelling.
Reply:It has many names -- jimsonweed, thorn apple, desert lily and sacred datura to name a few. Here in Arizona it is nothing more than a weed, but can be poisonous. The link below should help.



www.desertusa.com



Or do a search on sacred datura or jimsonweed.
Reply:Yes i think it is a jimson weed please get rid of can be very toxic hope this helps.

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