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Red Car Property: Jimsonweed

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Photo: Diane Edwardson, May 28, 2012.  Jimsonweed (Datura wrightii) is blooming throughout the hills.  (Click on photo to enlarge.) Jimsonweed is native, attracts really big moths and is a hallucinogenic.   According to Wikipedia, it's poisonous.   Disclaimer: The Corralitas Red Car Property Blog prefers to quote reliable sources, such as Calflora and California Poison Control, on the
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