Solanum chenopodium

F. Muell.

Goosefoot Potato Bush

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Solanum chenopodium
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Wikimedia Commons - cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California
Solanum chenopodium
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Wikimedia Commons - Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a warm temperate plant.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A warm temperate herb in the nightshade family with edible fruit. Solanum chenopodium belongs to a diverse genus of approximately 1400 species.

Notes

There are about 1400 Solanum species.

References (2)
  • Cribb, A.B. & J.W., 1976, Wild Food in Australia, Fontana. p 75
  • Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 221

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