These are flowers of the Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense). The plant can be found across Japan and is known to be harmful.
The Carolina horsenettle's Japanese name is "waru nasubi," which translates to "rogue eggplant," which should be justifiable. The plant is poisonous in its entirety with thorns that would prick you if you try to remove it and it's in the same family as the eggplant (i.e., Solanaceae). Considering its other English names "radical weed," "apple of Sodom," "devil's tomato," (sadly) no one would disagree the Carolina horsenettle is ROGUE.
Despite such a bad perception, however, it produces beautiful flowers from June to September and pretty fruits, which look like kumquats (or cherry tomatoes), from July to November (last two photos) although again they're toxic. We shouldn't be fooled by appearances.
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悪茄子です。日本中で見られ、害草として知られています。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。
でも花はこんなに綺麗で、実も可愛くて金柑（またはミニトマト）みたいです（最後の2枚）。人も花も見かけによりません。
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