Solanum ashbyae
| Solanum ashbyae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. ashbyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum ashbyae Symon, 1981 | |
Solanum ashbyae is a species of plant in the nightshade family that is endemic to Western Australia.[1] The specific epithet ashbyae honours botanical illustrator and plant collector Alison Ashby.[2]
Description
Its growth form is that of an erect shrub, 0.5–2.5 m in height. It produces blue to purple flowers from April to August.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Solanum ashbyae". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ Robertson, Enid (2007). "Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17 (MUP). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 2014-05-029. Check date values in:
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