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Solanum oedipus Symon

Reference: Trans.Roy.Soc.South Australia 95:232-233 (1971)
Conservation Code: Priority Three
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect, exceedingly prickly shrub, to 0.3 m high. Fl. purple, Mar or Jun. Rocky quartzite outcrops.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions: Mitchell.
IMCRA Regions: Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Wyndham-East Kimberley.