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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!

生息地: Fields and gardens

外見

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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Carolina horsenettle

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

3/5 · 中程度

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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!

特殊能力

能力

Thorny Defense

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

能力

Deep Root Power

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

能力

Toxic Shield

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

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-100 cm
広がり
30-60 cm
花の大きさ
1-2.5 cm
開花時期
Late spring to early fall
食用
いいえ
毒性
中程度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

3/5 · 中程度

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

よくある質問

Carolina horsenettleの高さは何ですか?

30-100 cm

Carolina horsenettleの広がりは何ですか?

30-60 cm

Carolina horsenettleの花の大きさは何ですか?

1-2.5 cm

Carolina horsenettleの開花時期は何ですか?

Late spring to early fall

Carolina horsenettleの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

Carolina horsenettleの毒性は何ですか?

中程度

Carolina horsenettleのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Carolina horsenettleの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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