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DESCRIPTION:
Jimsonweed, a broadleaved annual, prefers warm growing areas. Leaves have an
unpleasant odor when slightly bruised. Cotyledons are long and narrow. First
true leaves are spade shaped and have
many veins and may be somewhat puckered. Mature plants are erect, 1.75 to 4
feet (52.5 - 120 cm) tall and have elliptical to egg-shaped leaves that are
uneven at the margins and show puckering between the veins.
Showy white trumpet flowers are 2 to 4 inches (5 - 10 cm) long. A four-segmented
pod opens from the tip when ripe, exposing, many dark, pitted seeds with tiny
wrinkles. It competes severely for
water and grows rapidly.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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