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Horse Nettle

Solanum carolinense

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Field Notes

Description:

Not really a nettle, but in the nightshade family. I won't be eating this!

Species ID Suggestions

Horse Nettle

Nothoscordum Bivalve

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Comments (2)
ThatBlueEyedGirl
thanks! I've seen a lot of these but just discovered the little watermelons they produce. There are edible look alikes
student-zoom1
I recognize this because I just identified it last week. :) Horse nettle is highly poisonous.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2014

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