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Solanum carolinense
A low-growing variety of fruiting thistle. The foliage is coloring and dying back in preparation for fall.
Pastureland fence.
I have another picture of a star thistle in bloom. The plant size and the leaf shape are very similar. Is it possible that these are the same plant?
They are indeed the same plant, and it is neither a nettle or thistle but a member of the nightshade family.
Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 4, 2012
