1-3 ft. tall, branched and densely covered with short hairs; sometimes covered with red to yellow spines (less than 0.2 in. long)
Alternate; oval to lance-shaped and 3-6 in. long with wavy or lobed edges (margins); usually NO spines on leaf veins; covered with tiny hairs that are star-shaped with magnification; gives the plant a gray or silvery appearance
Berries are round, shiny, yellow, 0.25-0.5 in. diameter and resemble tiny tomatoes
Deep, creeping root system
Often infests rangeland, roadsides, waste areas and crop fields; native to North America; known to occur in Clark, Elko and Nye counties
Perennial; reproduces by seeds and roots
Toxic to livestock and humans
Also known as white horsenettle
Repeated hand-digging can be effective; DO NOT use tillage, mowing or grazing
Apply glyphosate or 2,4-D to young, actively growing plants; picloram at full flower; imazapyr to actively growing plants