ワルナスビ (Carolina Horsenettle)

　ワルナスビ（悪茄子、ナス科）。2011年10月1日、津久野団地の裏庭で撮影。咲き盛りは初夏だが，今年は撮り損ねたように思って、季節外れに咲いているのを撮って帰った。記録を見ると、6月30日に掲載していた。

Carolina horsenettle; botanical name, Solanum carolinenseCarolina horsenettle, also known as radical weed or sand brier (or "briar"); family, Solanaceae. The photo was taken in the backyard of Tsukuno Estate, Sakai, October 1, 2011. Flowers of this plant are at their best in early summer. I thought that I missed taking a photo of them this year, so that I took the above shot of those blooming out of season. On returning home and looking at the record, I found that I had posted the picture of this plant June 30 this year.