Horsenettle
Scientific Name:Solanum carolinense


NOTES: Prickly stems; toxic fruits look like tiny yellow tomatoes. Common in horse pastures. Also known as "Carolina Horsenettle."

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Horsenettle
Genus species: Solanum carolinense
Common Name: Horsenettle
Family Name: Solanaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, or woody vines; leaves alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a capsule or berry.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Violet/Blue
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Backyard Habitat
Nature Playscape
Polinator Garden
Identified by:B. Dole
Months in Bloom:  
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