Overview: Jimson weed is a plant called Datura stramonium. All parts of the plant, including the leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers, contain toxic chemicals that can be poisonous when taken by mouth.
On July 14, 2004 Eric Sears and Ben Fogelstrom went on a camping trip to Joshua Tree State Park in California. The two seventeen year olds had recently graduated from Carlsbad High School. Ben ...
The California Horse Racing Board issued a warning Nov. 14 to horsemen at Del Mar to be diligent for possible jimson weed contamination in bedding straw. While only one contaminated bale has been seen ...
THE Jimson weed, Datura stramonium, is an annual herb, growing wild in most parts of the United States. The attractive, small white flowers bloom late in the spring; the spinous capsule, which is its ...
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