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Solanum plicatile (S.Moore) Symon

Reference
J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 4:163-165 (1981)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or spreading shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. purple-blue, Apr to May or Aug to Nov. Usually red sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 26 April 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Shield, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Sandstone, Yilgarn.