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Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

The Carolina horsenettle is a plant with spiky leaves and pretty purple flowers. It grows in sunny places and can be found in fields and gardens. Be careful, as its berries can be harmful if eaten!

Lebensraum: Fields and gardens

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The Carolina horsenettle is a prickly plant featuring thorny stems and small, star-shaped flowers typically purple or white with yellow centers. Its distinctive yellow-orange berries, resembling tiny tomatoes, grow in clusters and are a key identification feature.

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Carolina horsenettle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Each plant can produce hundreds of berries, spreading thousands of tiny seeds!

It's a cousin to tomatoes and potatoes, even though its berries are not safe to eat!

Its name comes from the plant's prickliness and its potential to harm grazing animals!

The seeds can stay alive in the soil for over 100 years, waiting to grow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Thorny Defense

Carolina horsenettle has sharp thorns on its stems and leaves that help it defend against hungry animals trying to eat it.

Fähigkeit

Deep Root Power

Carolina horsenettle can grow deep, spreading roots that help it survive droughts and sprout new plants after being cut.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Shield

Carolina horsenettle produces toxic compounds throughout its parts, which helps deter most herbivores from making it their meal.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-100 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
1-2.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

three-lined potato beetle

Lema trilineata

Its larvae and adults feed on the leaves.

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits its flowers for nectar and pollen collection.

eaten by

American robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds eat the berries, helping to disperse the seeds.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Don't eat the berries or touch the spiky parts of the plant.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Carolina horsenettle?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Carolina horsenettle?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Carolina horsenettle?

1-2.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Carolina horsenettle?

Late spring to early fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Carolina horsenettle?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Carolina horsenettle?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Carolina horsenettle?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Carolina horsenettle?

Insekten

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