2024 Range & Pasture Western Rangeland Weed & Brush ID Guide

Biennial & Perennial Weeds

HORSENETTLE *T* : CAROLINA and WESTERN Solanum carolinense and S. dimidiatum Life Cycle: Perennial Plant Description: Stems erect, loosely branched,

covered with gray hairs and yellow spines. Grow to 2 feet tall. Leaves are dark green, oval, pointed at tip, sharply lobed or wavy- toothed. Clusters of white to purple flowers look like tomato flowers. Bloom May to October when yellow-orange berries form. Berries are poisonous.

Treatment: Apply 16 fluid ounces of HighNoon ® herbicide per acre. Spray when plants begin to flower in the early summer.

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