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Sighting 4396752

Solanum linearifolium

Kangaroo Apple at Splitters Creek, NSW

Solanum linearifolium at Splitters Creek, NSW - 3 Oct 2021 08:46 AM
Solanum linearifolium at Splitters Creek, NSW - 3 Oct 2021 08:46 AM
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Identification history

Solanum linearifolium 3 Aug 2022 Tapirlord
Solanum laciniatum 3 Oct 2021 ClaireSee
Unverified 3 Oct 2021 KylieWaldon

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Stood out in the dull light.

7 comments

ClaireSee wrote:
   3 Oct 2021
Kangaroo Apple, hard to tell which species. Maybe S. simile?
KylieWaldon wrote:
   4 Oct 2021
what would help for ID Claire? I took a few photos. Its tall and woody.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   4 Oct 2021
?s. linaeriafolium
http://unusualediblesandtheirwildrelatives.blogspot.com/2017/07/kangaroo-apples-solanum-sect.html
ClaireSee wrote:
   4 Oct 2021
No idea @Kyliegw I don't know this genus that well. The leaves have thrown me, fine and not lobed.
Was it planted do you think? If so it could be anything.
Hopefully the brains trust will know more
KylieWaldon wrote:
   4 Oct 2021
It could have been planted - i did tick that. Its right next to the old yards (that are cobble lined!) so it could either or. It looks like its got some age on it. Yes - leave it to the brains trust.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   6 Oct 2021
I think that this might be Solanum vescum as the leaves appear to be at least 10 x as long as wide, but I am unfamiliar with the solanums of your area
Tapirlord wrote:
   3 Aug 2022
Fruit are the decider, orche yellow for S.linearifolium, green for S.simile, and orange/red for S.aviculare

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower
  • True Shrub(s) planted

Species information

  • Solanum linearifolium Scientific name
  • Kangaroo Apple Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1488m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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