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Solanum sturtianum F.Muell.
Family Solanaceae
Common name: Thargomindah Nightshade

Solanum sturtianum F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Erect shrub to 3 m high, silvery-green or grey-green; usually stellate-tomentose; prickles absent or scattered to abundant on branches, rare elsewhere.

Leaves lanceolate, 3–6 cm long, 0.5–1.5 cm wide, margins entire and often slightly undulate; ± discolorous, both surfaces green, tomentose; petiole 0.5–1.5 cm long.

Inflorescences few-12-flowered; peduncle 0–15 mm long; pedicels 5–8 mm long. Calyx 3–5 mm long; lobes 1–3 mm long. Corolla rotate-stellate, 30–40 mm diam., purple.

Berry 10–15 mm diam., yellow to brownish black, skin brittle and breaking irregularly.


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Flowering: throughout year.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows mostly in arid areas, north from Broken Hill and west from Bourke.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by B. J. Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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