Apple of Sodo
m (
Solanum Carolinense, most widely known simply as
"the horsenettle". It is also known as
Radical Weed or
Sand Brier (or "briar"), while more ambiguous names are
"bull nettle",
"tread-softly" and
"apple of Sodom". Names like
Devil's Tomato and particularly
"wild tomato" are better avoided, as the fruits of Carolina Horsenettle are poisonous and may kill a human who eats of them.)