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Solanum ashbyae

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Solanum ashbyae is a species of plant in the nightshade family that is endemic to Western Australia. The specific epithet ashbyae honours botanical illustrator and plant collector Alison Ashby.

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Description

Its growth form is that of an erect shrub, 0.5–2.5 m in height. It produces blue to purple flowers from April to August.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions.

References

Solanum ashbyae Wikipedia


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