Solanum vescum

Green Kangaroo Apple at Bendalong, NSW

Solanum vescum at Bendalong, NSW - 11 Aug 2020
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Solanum vescum 18 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Solanum vescum 16 Jan 2023 natureguy
Solanum sp. 30 Mar 2022 PatrickCampbell
Solanum linearifolium 12 Aug 2020 margotallatt

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4 comments

   18 Aug 2020
Maybe need to see berries
JackieMiles wrote:
   22 Aug 2020
Yeah, this looks a bit more like Solanum vescum to me, and it commonly comes up in abundance after fire. It tends to have minimal or no indentation between the corolla lobes (petals) as here, while S. aviculare has alternating dips and points around the corolla edge, at least in all the photos I've taken so far of the two species, though this is not mentioned in the books.
JackieMiles wrote:
   22 Aug 2020
Also, S. vescum is branched from the base, while S. aviculare tends to have a single trunk and branches higher up. Maybe you could check these features and put up a better front-on flower shot.
natureguy wrote:
   16 Jan 2023
Agree it seems more like S. vescum to me.

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