Solanum esuriale Lindl.

Clonal perennial herb to 30 cm high, grey-green, rarely pale green, densely pubescent with stellate hairs; prickles usually absent, sometimes present towards base of plant. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate; lamina 2–8 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, concolorous, entire to slightly undulate; lower leaves with lamina up to 10 cm long and 3 cm wide, shallowly lobed; petiole 5–10 mm long, sometimes to 20 mm. Inflorescence 2–6– flowered; peduncle 1–4 cm long; rachis 1–2 cm long, pedicels 10–15 mm long. Flowers (4)5–partite. Calyx 4–6 mm long; tube ribbed; lobes linear to narrowly triangular, 2–3 mm long. Corolla rotate-stellate, 15–25 mm diam., purple. Anthers 4–5 mm long. Berry globular, ovoid or obovoid, acute, 10–15 mm diam., pale yellow or light yellow-brown. Seeds 2–3 mm long, pale yellow-brown.

Occurs in many habitats in clay, clay-loam, andloam, often along seasonal pools, creeklines or levee banks of inland streams, and in W.A. in near-coastal sandy soils.