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Solanum chippendalei Symon

Reference: J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 4:272-274 (1981)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect or spreading shrub, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. purple, May to Jul or Oct. Red sandy soils.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions: Augustus, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Tanami Desert, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.