07/22/26

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is Carolina Horse Nettle.  It is in the Nightshade family so it is related to tomatoes.  It usually blooms May through September.  It produces small yellow fruits that resemble tomatoes but are poisonous.  Even though they are poisonous to humans and livestock, several types of birds like wild Turkeys, Pheasants and Quail will consume them.

 

8/28/19

For Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog, this is an image of Carolina Horse nettle which is blooming a lot right now.  It's a nice flower but very prickly and growing where I don't want it to be most times.