What kind of plant is this?

[Taylor]

This lady one apartment building over from me has this humongous plant that takes up her entire porch. I somehow stumbled upon this plant today while eating lunch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura and although the leaf shape is different, every other descriptor is an exact match. If it is related to the Datura plant I will have it removed as it is extremely toxic.

Pretty funny reading the Wiki on Datura and how it was used against the British during the Revolution.

So, what is my plant?

[Grimpala]

Rat Snake

[Taylor]

Edit: Seems it is a Datura after all...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_inoxia

If you want to try some and get back to me with what you experienced, send pm

[mstng86]

Purple Sticky Punch

[Taylor]

Interesting tidbit of our history:

"The James-Town Weed (which resembles the Thorny Apple of Peru, and I take to be the plant so call'd) is supposed to be one of the greatest coolers in the world. This being an early plant, was gather'd very young for a boil'd salad, by some of the soldiers sent thither to quell the rebellion of Bacon (1676); and some of them ate plentifully of it, the effect of which was a very pleasant comedy, for they turned natural fools upon it for several days: one would blow up a feather in the air; another would dart straws at it with much fury; and another, stark naked, was sitting up in a corner like a monkey, grinning and making mows [grimaces] at them; a fourth would fondly kiss and paw his companions, and sneer in their faces with a countenance more antic than any in a Dutch droll.

In this frantic condition they were confined, lest they should, in their folly, destroy themselves — though it was observed that all their actions were full of innocence and good nature. Indeed, they were not very cleanly; for they would have wallowed in their own excrements, if they had not been prevented. A thousand such simple tricks they played, and after eleven days returned themselves again, not remembering anything that had passed. – The History and Present State of Virginia, 1705"

[juiceweezl]

TEXAS Rat Snake

Fixed. One of these days I'll be the first to correctly identify something as the rare and deadly Texas Rat Snake.

[SSsierra90]

Fixed. One of these days I'll be the first to correctly identify something as the rare and deadly Texas Rat Snake.

With cropped ears

[Taylor]

The erowid experiences on this plant are fascinating, btw.

[juiceweezl]

With cropped ears

Definitely.

[soap]

also say, TX rat snake.