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Solanum_carolinense_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA Growing in the open, near our house, which is on the top of a hill of sandy, gravely soil left by the glaciers millennia ago. <br /> <br /> Closer view:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162072/solanum_carolinense2_2024-07-15_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Solanum_carolinense2_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/162072_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=trh2JjkDvhCw3qmJwy7AhMBFdzA%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Solanum_carolinense2_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA They look like bananas, don&#039;t they?<br /> <br /> A closer view of:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162071/solanum_carolinense_2024-07-15_sw_michigan_usa.html Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Using a flash:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162085/solanum_carolinense3_2024-07-15_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Solanum_carolinense3_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/162085_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6iopFV%2F3ymYFYXCYBED50yKsUkg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Solanum_carolinense3_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA Another view of this:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162071/solanum_carolinense_2024-07-15_sw_michigan_usa.html Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Solanum_carolinense_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA

Growing in the open, near our house, which is on the top of a hill of sandy, gravely soil left by the glaciers millennia ago.

Closer view:

Solanum_carolinense2_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA They look like bananas, don't they?<br /> <br /> A closer view of:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162071/solanum_carolinense_2024-07-15_sw_michigan_usa.html Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States

Using a flash:
Solanum_carolinense3_2024-07-15 SW Michigan USA Another view of this:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162071/solanum_carolinense_2024-07-15_sw_michigan_usa.html Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States

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The Carolina horsenettle

"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.

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Similar species: Solanales
Species identified by Jon Reck
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By Jon Reck

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Uploaded Jul 15, 2024. Captured Jul 15, 2024 10:11 in 9290 Milo Rd, Plainwell, MI 49080, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO64
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.