Solanaceae
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- مغد كاروليني
- arz
- مغد كارولينى
- Chinese
- 北美刺龍葵, 北美刺龙葵, 北美刺茄, 北美水茄
- Czech
- Lilek karolínský
- English
- Carolina horsenettle
- Finnish
- Carolinankoiso, Karoliinankoiso
- German
- Carolina-Nachtschatten, Pferdenessel
- Japanese
- ワルナスビ
- Korean
- 도깨비가지
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Carolinasøtvier
- Welsh
- Marchddanhadlen
Synonyms
- Solanum albiflorum (Kuntze) Benke
- Solanum carolinense f. albiflorum (Kuntze) Benke
- Solanum carolinense var. albiflorum Kuntze
- Solanum carolinense var. pohlianum Dunal
- Solanum floridanum Shuttlew. ex Dunal
- Solanum floridanum Raf.
- Solanum godfreyi Shinners
- Solanum obliquatum Raf.
- Solanum pleei Dunal
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: NY State IPM Program at Cornell University from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NY State IPM Program at Cornell University from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.