Solanum gilesii
Symon
SolanaceaeFruit
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Wikimedia Commons - Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It grows on red sands and sandplains. It is a temperate plant. It can grow in arid places.
Australia*,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A spreading shrub in the Solanaceae family growing 20–70 cm high with pale purple flowers. It is a temperate plant adapted to arid environments, found on red sands and sandplains.
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
References (4)
- Cancilla, D., 2018, Ethnobotanical and Ethnozoological Values Desktop Assessment - Eliwana Project. p 45
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 120, 191
- Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 279
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 538
