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Carolina Horse-Nettle Fruit (Solanum carolinense) Near a wetland edge in NW Georgia (Floyd County), GA.<br /> <br /> Despite looking quite delicious (like its relative the tomato), these fruits are quite toxic due to their solanine glycoalkaloid content. Ingesting any part of Solanum plants can result in a range of nasty side effects, including fever, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory depression, and death.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66520/carolina_horse-nettle_fruit_solanum_carolinense.html" title="Carolina Horse-Nettle Fruit (Solanum carolinense)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/66520_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8FpGa5TaVcpjCged%2BtCpjwEppN0%3D" width="98" height="152" alt="Carolina Horse-Nettle Fruit (Solanum carolinense) Near a wetland edge in NW Georgia (Floyd County), GA.<br /> <br /> Despite looking quite delicious (like its relative the tomato), these fruits are quite toxic due to their solanine glycoalkaloid content. Ingesting any part of Solanum plants can result in a range of nasty side effects, including fever, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory depression, and death.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66519/carolina_horse-nettle_fruit_solanum_carolinense.html Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Carolina horsenettle,Geotagged,Solanum carolinense,Summer,United States,wetland,wetlands Click/tap to enlarge

Carolina Horse-Nettle Fruit (Solanum carolinense)

Near a wetland edge in NW Georgia (Floyd County), GA.

Despite looking quite delicious (like its relative the tomato), these fruits are quite toxic due to their solanine glycoalkaloid content. Ingesting any part of Solanum plants can result in a range of nasty side effects, including fever, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory depression, and death.

Carolina Horse-Nettle Fruit (Solanum carolinense) Near a wetland edge in NW Georgia (Floyd County), GA.<br /> <br /> Despite looking quite delicious (like its relative the tomato), these fruits are quite toxic due to their solanine glycoalkaloid content. Ingesting any part of Solanum plants can result in a range of nasty side effects, including fever, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory depression, and death.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66519/carolina_horse-nettle_fruit_solanum_carolinense.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 Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Sep 18, 2018. Captured Sep 10, 2018 23:30 in 21 North Dr, Armuchee, GA 30105, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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