Proboscidea louisianica
Ram's Horn aka Devil's Claw
Southwestern United States and Mexico

Glandular-hairy, bad-smelling annual of river banks and waste lands.
 
Pinkish, tubular flowers followed by an unsually shaped fruit that has a long beak that splits to form 2 hooked "claws". It has black seeds.
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
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