Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
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Flowering plantsIn Athens County, Ohio

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense L.

Carolina horsenettle in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Solanum

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Near Athens County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (7)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
  • Recorded, season not shown (22)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Carolina horsenettle by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County92 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County98 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County93 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County119 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County151 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County97 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Athens County

Late January to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

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Recording in Athens County · records of all species each week, 51,499 in all

Records per week from 92 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 76 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Carolina horsenettle in Athens County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Carolina horsenettleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100074
Jan 11–1700132
Jan 18–2400107
Jan 25–3191219
Feb 1–711392
Feb 8–1400232
Feb 15–2122235
Feb 22–2800361
Mar 1–700532
Mar 8–1400466
Mar 15–2100593
Mar 22–2800950
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,265
Apr 5–11001,616
Apr 12–18111,804
Apr 19–25001,926
Apr 26 – May 2002,291
May 3–9001,407
May 10–16001,408
May 17–23222,542
May 24–30111,821
May 31 – Jun 611798
Jun 7–1311775
Jun 14–2021830
Jun 21–2753700
Jun 28 – Jul 444549
Jul 5–1122664
Jul 12–1822869
Jul 19–2533700
Jul 26 – Aug 100673
Aug 2–833613
Aug 9–1522871
Aug 16–2211807
Aug 23–29221,289
Aug 30 – Sep 5642,925
Sep 6–12852,530
Sep 13–19862,417
Sep 20–26331,530
Sep 27 – Oct 3331,628
Oct 4–10821,836
Oct 11–17551,920
Oct 18–2422825
Oct 25–3100930
Nov 1–711881
Nov 8–1433846
Nov 15–2100573
Nov 22–2800536
Nov 29 – Dec 500270
Dec 6–1200982
Dec 13–1900158
Dec 20–2600106
Dec 27 – Jan 20095

Reported in flower

Only 4 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 5 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-June to late January, middle week Aug 2–8

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,056 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,018 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Carolina horsenettle in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Carolina horsenettleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10646,211
Jan 11–17445,146
Jan 18–24654,645
Jan 25–311224,698
Feb 1–71276,023
Feb 8–14525,888
Feb 15–21935,436
Feb 22–28656,846
Mar 1–7738,321
Mar 8–1410610,384
Mar 15–217612,620
Mar 22–2810613,949
Mar 29 – Apr 414519,661
Apr 5–119526,860
Apr 12–186439,925
Apr 19–257641,623
Apr 26 – May 27356,391
May 3–96452,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–233357,698
May 24–306354,651
May 31 – Jun 622553,099
Jun 7–1331853,700
Jun 14–2090956,625
Jun 21–27121955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4138958,477
Jul 5–111601061,336
Jul 12–181371064,722
Jul 19–25137969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 195959,416
Aug 2–8821059,712
Aug 9–1581955,994
Aug 16–2273954,328
Aug 23–2970851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 571957,167
Sep 6–1263959,075
Sep 13–1969854,543
Sep 20–2652945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 383843,180
Oct 4–1061937,841
Oct 11–1752730,824
Oct 18–2438821,156
Oct 25–3136819,021
Nov 1–722714,172
Nov 8–1427912,621
Nov 15–211667,965
Nov 22–282368,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51366,083
Dec 6–12976,004
Dec 13–19745,423
Dec 20–26435,661
Dec 27 – Jan 22078,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–18.

From 161 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • eastern black nightshade Solanum emulans119 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • tomato Solanum lycopersicum102 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • jimsonweed Datura stramonium78 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara46 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • bear's foot Smallanthus uvedalia38 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed40%49%
Farmland36%11%
Forest19%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.5%0.6%

From 1,280 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Athens County result

92 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.