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Nicandra physalodes (L.) P.Gaertn.
Apple of Peru

Reference
Fruct.Sem.Pl. 2:237-238 (1791)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual, herb, 0.5-2 m high. Fl. blue-pruple-white, Jan to Feb or Sep. Garden escape.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Perth, Warren, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Busselton, Carnarvon, Swan, Wyndham-East Kimberley.