Solanum cinereum
Solanum cinereum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae, known by the common name Narrawa burr. It is native to open woodland in south eastern Australia.[1]
| Solanum cinereum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| small Nawarra Burr, with unripe fruit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. cinereum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum cinereum | |
Solanum cinereum is a small perennial shrub, either sprawling, or erect to one metre. The leaves are heavily lobed, dark green, and shiny, and have sharp ~1 cm spines over their surface, and along the major veins.[2] The flowers are mauve–purple, and occur all year, but less often in winter.[3] The fruit is like a small, hard tomato, up to about 2 cm in diameter, coloured yellow green, drying to black.
Solanum cinereum is considered a weed in farmland, because it is poisonous to sheep, cattle, and possibly horses.[4]
References
- Atlas of Living Australia. "Solanum cinereum : Narrawa Burr". Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- Bean, A. R. "Solanum species of eastern and northern Australia - Solanum cinereum". Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- Conn, B. J. "Solanum cinereum". PlantNET - FloraOnline. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- mangrovemountain.net. "Solanum cinereum fact sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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