Common Name: horsenettle, apple of Sodom, devil's tomatoScientific Name: Solanum carolinense L.Family Name: Solanaceae - Nightshade FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemsupright, branch or unbranched, sharp spines, star-shaped hairs, zig-zag or angled at nodes, becoming woody Leavesalternate, oblong to oval, star-shaped hairs, irregularly lobed resembling oak leaves; spines (yellow) random on petioles, midrib and veins Flowers5-petaled, white to light violet, star-shaped flowers, petals curved downward, conspicuous yellow stamens; solitary or clustered from internodes Fruit green berries, yellow and wrinkled when mature