Jimson weed; Datura stramonium. Also known as, devil's trumpet, devil's weed, thorn apple, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, locoweed, datura, moonflower. A common weed in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. It's original range is unclear as today it grows wild in all the world's warm and moderate regions. Photo Dona Ana Co., NM. All parts of the plant are poisonous and the seeds have been used by native Americans and others to induce an hallucinatory statae. However, overdose can cause human death.