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''Datura stramonium'', also known as Jimson Weed or Thorn Apple provides an important drug with [[narcotic]] and antispasmodic properties, commonly known as [[scopolamine]]. One of the [[nightshade]] species, it is a coarse-growing, hardy plant with poisonous juices.  In 2-3 months this plant can grow to 2 or 3 feet high and about the same in width. It has large, long-stalked, heart-shaped leaves with wavy margins and white, tube-shaped flowers that are followed by large, egg-shaped, spiny fruits filled with black, kidney-shaped seeds. 

'''Eating wilted plants is likely to be fatal.'''
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