Just thought I would share. Today's dog walk in the park, looking at the plants we were walking by, I spotted some potato flowers! I wondered what potatoes would be doing there, so stopped to look. I went to touch one and it bit me! Very sharp little spines all along the stem and leaf undersides, along the midrib.
Not a potato! The leaves are single, alternate. I found this one. It is Solanum carolinense, Carolina horse nettle. It is a native to SE US. It is of course in the nightshade family, with potatoes and tomatoes.
I was pleased to find a new native wildflower!
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