Friday, June 18, 2010

Wildflowers of Ainsworth: Horse Nettle

HorseNettle
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Also known as silver-leaf nightshade. I never realized I had so much nightshade in my yard. I'd only ever heard of deadly nightshade before this wildflower adventure.

And yes, those little thorns are every bit as sharp as they look.

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