Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Horsenettle
Botanical name: Solanum carolinense
Common family name: Nightshade
Family name: Solanaceae
WSSA code: SOLCA
US code: SOCA3
native
pollinator

Weed Identification and Control Methods

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Inflorescence color: Violet, White, Yellow
Color variation: yellow center, petals violet to white
Type: Broadleaf
Growth habit: Forb/Herb
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.