Tomatillo Help in Texas

[CatSJB]

Originally Posted by CatSJB

We have a lot of plants that are blossoming right now that I assume are Tomatillos. I assume this after seeing some Tomatillo fruit for sale in the grocery store. The only problem is that the blossoms on my plants are light purple and are shaped like a five point star. The center of the blossom is yellow. The leaves look somewhat like an oak leave with pointed ends, the underside of the leaves have a thorn on them.

I've found some pictures of Tomatillo blooms that are exactly the same shape as the flowers on my plants but the pictures all show yellow flowers.

Is this a different variety of the Tomatillo? If so, are they safe to eat?

Never mind, I seem to have finally been able to find information on this plant and it seems to be a Carolina Horsenettle. The fruit looks so much like a Tomatillo when it's growing, husk and all.