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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Solanaceae
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense
Carolina horse-nettle, horse-nettle
Solanum: Latin for "quieting," in reference to the narcotic properties of some species
carolinense: from Carolinas
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 20"-40" tall forb, coarse, branched; stems usually prickly |
| Flower: | white to lavender, 5-parted, 3/4" wide, saucer-shaped; inflorescence of several, stalked flowers in a cluster (raceme-like) that becomes longer with age; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | yellow, smooth, deadly poisonous berry |
| Leaf: | half as long as wide, 2-5 teeth or shallow lobes, |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites; in sandy soil |
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