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Solanum ashbyae Symon

Reference: J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 4:223-226,Figs 95,97 (1981)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect shrub, 0.5-2.5 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Apr to Aug. Red sand or clay. Stony rises, rocky outcrops.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions: Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Roebourne, Trainor, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Cue, East Pilbara, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Murchison, Port Hedland, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.