Robust Horsenettle

Robust Horsenettle

Solanum dimidiatum Raf.

Solanaceae (Nightshade Family

▲ young plant emerging from creeping roots

▲ mature plant

▲ ▼ flowers

Robust Horsenettle: (not in Weeds of Nebraska; not in Weeds of the Great Plains)

  • Flowers almost always purplish or purple-tinged
  • Leaves have larger, more rounded lobes than the similar horsenettle
  • Leaf undersides have branched hairs with 8-12 branches per hair
  • Fruit is marble-sized, yellow fruit similar to horsenettle

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