Plants: erect, annual, 2'-4' tall forb, widely-branched, coarse, very aromatic
Leaves: stalked, edges with a few large teeth
Flowers: white, 5-parted, 1 3/4" wide by 3" long, funnel-shaped, stalked, solitary, terminal; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: capsule usually covered with short spines
Habitat: dry; disturbed sites
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Widely distributed in temperate and warm regions of the world (of uncertain origin, probably tropical America). Cultivated fields, farm lots, lowland pastures, disturbed stream sides, roadsides, dumps, gardens, and miscellaneous waste areas, such as landfill, gravelly banks, sand pits, construction sites. First collected in ca. 1860 in Sauk Co., then several times in the mid to late 1880s.
Widely distributed in temperate and warm regions of the world (of uncertain origin, probably tropical America). Cultivated fields, farm lots, lowland pastures, disturbed stream sides, roadsides, dumps, gardens, and miscellaneous waste areas, such as landfill, gravelly banks, sand pits, construction sites. First collected in ca. 1860 in Sauk Co., then several times in the mid to late 1880s.
