Solanum eremophilum F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

Herbaceous perennial to 15 cm, rusty green, pubescent with stellate hairs and minute glandular hairs; prickles 5–8 mm long, scattered on stems, petioles, leaf-surfaces, peduncles and calyx. Leaves ovate; lamina 30–45 mm long, 15–35 mm wide, sometimes larger, concolorous, shallowly lobed; lobe margins rounded or undulate; petiole 15–45 mm long. Inflorescence 2–7–flowered; peduncle 10 mm long; rachis 2–6 cm long; pedicels 10–25 mm long. Calyx 5–9 mm long; lobes broadly lanceolate, 3–6 mm long. Corolla broadly stellate, 25–35 mm diam., purple. Anthers 4–5 mm long. Berry unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Solanum eremophilum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001027833
COL ID 4Y2DD
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Synonyms

Solanum eremophilum