Solanaceae Wildflowers

Australian Box-thorn

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:37:00 GMT

Intricately branched shrub to 2.5 m with rigid branches; lateral branches leafy, often ending in a spine. Leaves usually clustered, narrowly obovoid to ellipsoid, to 25 mm long, thick and fleshy, greyish-green. Pedicels 2–5 mm long, sometimes longer. Calyx tubular to ellipsoid, 1.5–5 mm long. Corolla 8–12 mm long, creamy white, lilac towards limb; limb spreading. Stamens 4 or 5, included or scarcely exserted. Pistil 5–8 mm long. Fruiting calyx not deeply split. Berry ovoid to ellipsoid, 2–5 mm diam., dull orange-red, with 5–20 seeds. Seeds 1.5–2 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide, dull yellow.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Lycium Species: australe Main Flower Colour: White

Bush Tomato

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:31:00 GMT

Dense low shrub to 50cm high. Leaves deeply lobed, prickly.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: diversifolium Main Flower Colour: Purple

Bush Tomato

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:34:00 GMT

Low soft shrub. Elongated, grey leaves.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: esuriale Main Flower Colour: Purple

Bush Tomato

coley62 — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 03:57:00 GMT

Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: unknown Main Flower Colour: Purple

Bush Tomato / Flannel bush

Member - Tony S (WA) — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:58:00 GMT

Erect or rounded shrub, 0.2-1m high. Fl. purple-violet, Jan or Apr to Oct. depending as to where it is growing. Red-brown clay loam or sandy clay,
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: lasiophyllum Main Flower Colour: Purple

Felted Anthotroche

John Baas — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 23:59:00 GMT

Erect or sprawling to prostrate shrub, 0.1-2.5 m high. Fl. green-yellow-purple/black-violet, Aug to Dec or Jan to Feb. Sandy soils. Sand dunes, sandplains or sandy rises in low-lying saline areas.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Anthotroche Species: pannosa Main Flower Colour: Purple

Flannel Bush

Member - John and Val — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:42:00 GMT

Low woody shrub. Leaves grey and thickly felted with short grey hairs. Sharp spines on stems and calyx.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: lasiophyllum Main Flower Colour: Purple

Kangaroo Apple

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 00:10:00 GMT

Erect shrub to 2 m high, glabrous except for minute hairs on corolla apices; prickles absent. Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, 3–8 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, margins usually entire, ± concolorous, both surfaces green and glabrous; petiole to 1 cm long; juvenile leaves to 19 cm long and to 9 cm wide, shallowly lobed basally. Inflorescences £ 12-flowered; peduncle 0–10 mm long; rachis to 50 mm long; pedicels to 25 mm long. Calyx 3–5 mm long; lobes 2–3 mm long. Corolla rotate, 20–30 mm diam., violet. Berry 10–15 mm diam., green or tinged purple.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: simile Main Flower Colour: Purple

Pituri

Member - John and Val — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:55:00 GMT

Shrub or small tree to 3 or 4 metres tall. Long tapering leaves. White 5-petalled flowers with purple and yellow markings in the centre.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Duboisia Species: hopwoodii Main Flower Colour: White

Pituri Bush

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:39:00 GMT

Rounded shrub to 4 m tall and 3 m wide. Leaves narrowly elliptic or ovate-elliptic to linear, sessile (or rarely with petiole to 3 mm long), 2–12 cm long, 1–13 mm wide, concolorous. Inflorescence narrow; bracts 0.5–4 mm long; pedicels 1.5–5 mm long. Calyx 1.5–4.5 mm long, the lobes usually about one-third as long as tube. Corolla 7–15 mm long; tube 4.5–8 mm diam. at apex; lobes 2.5–5.5 mm long. Stamens 4, 3–8 mm long. Style 3.5–6.5 mm long, equal to or shorter than upper stamens. Berry usually globose or subglobose, rarely ellipsoid, 2–5 mm diam., purple-black; fruiting pedicels 3–5 mm long. Seeds 2–2.5 mm long.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Duboisia Species: hopwoodii Main Flower Colour: White

Sticky Tailflower, Sticky Rayflower

Member - John and Val — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:39:00 GMT

A common sight on rocky headlands along the WA south coast. The Sticky Ray-flower is an upright, dense shrub growing up to 3m high and spreading to 4m across. Leaves are broad, bright green and somewhat sticky. The white flowers have 5 petals, are tubular and star-shaped and are produced throughout the year.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Anthocercis Species: viscosa subsp. viscosa Main Flower Colour: White

Wild Tobacco

Member - John and Val — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:39:00 GMT

We found this Nicotiana growing inside a small cave - almost a cave dwelling plant. It favours growing in rocky places like rocky hills, cliffs & outcrops. It has soft broad leaves with irregular margins. Leaves have a few hairs, are sticky and pungent smelling. White 5-petalled flowers are solitary in the upper leaf axils.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Nicotiana Species: benthamiana Main Flower Colour: White

Wild Tobacco or Rosetted Tobacco

coley62 — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:35:00 GMT

Family: Solanaceae Genus: Nicotiana Species: rosulata Main Flower Colour: White

Wild Tomato

Member - John and Val — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:44:00 GMT

Rounded shrub growing to about 1.5m tall. Prickles up to 1cm long on stems only. All parts covered with short dense hairs that can be silvery or rusty colour. Succulent fruits are pale coloured when ripe. Flowers up to 2.5cm across. Grows on red sand, clay, loamy & skeletal soils, sandplains & dunes, rocky hills & outcrops, gullies.
Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: orbiculatum Main Flower Colour: Purple