Tomato family (Solanaceae) ⁶

Summary ⁷

Solanum carolinense, the Carolina horsenettle, is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to the southeastern United States that has spread widely throughout much of temperate North America. It has also been found in parts of Europe, Asia, and Australia. The stem and undersides of larger leaf veins are covered with spines.

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Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.

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1. (c) Riley Pollom, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Riley Pollom, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128457594
2. (c) Sepp Schmid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sepp Schmid, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183717191
3. (c) Lisa H., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa H., https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169712282
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7. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_carolinense

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