Solanum carolinense, the Carolina horsenettle, is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. The stem and undersides of larger leaf veins are covered with spines. Other common names include radical weed, sand brier or briar, bull nettle, tread-softly, Solanum mammosum ("apple of Sodom"), devil's tomato and wild tomato. All parts of the plant, including its tomato-like fruit, are poisonous to varying degrees due to the presence of solanine glycoalkaloids which is a toxic alkaloid and one of the plant's natural defenses. While ingesting any part of the plant can cause fever 🤒, headache 🤕, scratchy throat 😷, nausea 🤢, vomiting 🤮, and diarrhea 💩, ingesting the fruit can cause abdominal pain, circulatory and respiratory depression, or even death 😧💀. Carolina horsenettle is considered a noxious weed in several US states. It can spread vegetatively by underground rhizomes as well as by seed. It is resistant to many postemergent herbicides and somewhat resistant to broad-spectrum herbicides. It is an especially despised weed by gardeners who hand-weed, as the spines tend to penetrate the skin and then break off when the plant is grasped. The deep root also makes it difficult to remove but I’m I’m seeing is a new challenge in my garden 🤷🏽♂️ #growninhaiti #horsenettle #solanumcarolinense #appleofsodom #devilstomato #weed #noxious #challemge #organic #noherbicides #haiti #ayiti #foodforest #poisonousplants #poisonous https://www.instagram.com/p/BpOGuy8HD78/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1reh8rw7nqw1i
