Solanum hystrix R.Br.

Sprawling, clonal, herbaceous perennial with usually annual stems to 25 cm long, green or greenish-yellow, almost glabrous to sparsely pubescent with simple hairs, occasional stellate hairs and minute glandular hairs; prickles to 15 mm long, abundant on all parts except corolla. Leaves elliptic; lamina 3–7 cm long, 1–3 cm wide, sometimes larger, almost concolorous, lobed; lobes obtusely triangular, shallowly lobed; petiole usually up to 15 mm long. Inflorescence 1–10–flowered; peduncle 5–10 mm long; rachis 1–3 cm long; pedicels 5–10 mm long. Calyx 4–8 mm long, enlarged in fruit; lobes narrowly triangular, 2–4 mm long. Corolla broadly stellate to rotate, 15–25 mm diam., pale blue or white. Anthers 5 mm long. Berry globular, 15–25 mm diam., drying blackish; fruiting peduncle to 30 mm long, pedicels 15–20 mm long, calyx c. 15–25 mm diam. Seeds 2–2.5 mm long, dark grey to almost black.

Usually occurs onsandy plains; common in recently burnt scrub.

The seeds are removed and the fruit then baked.