Solanum pugiunculiferum C.T.White

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

Erect or spreading annual herb to 50 cm, grey-green, glabrous except for minute glandular hairs on young growing points; prickles to 2 cm long, scattered on most parts. Leaves ovate; lamina 3–7 cm long, 2.5–5 cm wide, concolorous, lobed; lobes triangular; petiole 10–25 mm long. Inflorescence short, 3–6–flowered; peduncle absent or to 5 mm long; pedicels c. 5 mm long. Calyx 3 mm long, frequently with 1 or 2 large prickles on outer side; lobes triangular, 1 mm long. Corolla campanulate, c. 10 mm diam., pale lavender. Anthers 1.5–2 mm long. Berry depressed globular, 10 mm diam., green, finally light brown, the skin brittle. Seeds 3–3.5 mm long, light brown, winged.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in heavy soil on margins of seasonally floodedflats and lagoons.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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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 pugiunculiferum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001030665
COL ID 6Z5K6
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Synonyms

Solanum pugiunculiferum