英語の後に日本語が続きます。
The Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) is (as you can guess from its name) native to North America, was introduced to Japan during the Meiji era (1868-1912), and can now be found across the country. The plant produces white and pale purple flowers from June to October and fruits from July to October in Tokyo.
The Carolina horsenettle is named by a pioneer Japanese botanist Dr. Tomitaro Makino "waru nasubi" in 1906, which translates into "rogue eggplant." This is justifiable. The plant is poisonous in its entirety with thorns that would prick you if you try to remove it. So, although it's in the same family as the eggplant (i.e., Solanaceae), nobody would disagree the Carolina horsenettle is ROGUE as you can see in its other English names "radical weed," "apple of Sodom," and "devil's tomato."
Despite such a bad perception, however, Carolina horsenettle flowers are beautiful and its fruits are pretty, which look like kumquats (scroll down) although again they're toxic. We shouldn't be fooled by appearances.
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悪茄子です。北米原産。日本には明治時代に移入され、今では全国で元気に育ち過ぎ（笑）、害草扱いされています。でもそれもそのはず。ワルナスビは全体が有毒。しかも抜こうとしたら棘に刺されることもあるそうです。英語名も「Radical weed（過激な雑草）」、「Apple of Sodom（ソドムのリンゴ）」、「Devil's tomato（悪魔のトマト）」など結構悲惨です。ちなみに日本名「悪茄子」の名付け親はご存じ、牧野富太郎博士です。
でも花はこんなに綺麗で、実も可愛くて金柑みたいです。人も花も見かけによりません。
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