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Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
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Carolina Horsenettle is a rather showy short plant of disturbed areas. It is a native plant, yet considered invasive. I think that the prickly nature of its foliage makes it an undesirable plant to have in pastures, so it can be considered a weed.
It's in the Solanaceae family, along with potatoes and tomatoes and its fruit looks a bit like a small tomato.
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| Fruits look like little tomatoes |
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| The flowers are quite attractive |
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| The leaf has a unique lobed shape |
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| The leaf has prickles all along the underside of the middle vein |
