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* Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Solanum~prinophyllum <small>retrieved September 19th, 2009</small>


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Forest Nightshade
Forest Nightshade at Eastwood, Australia
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S. prinophyllum
Binomial name
Solanum prinophyllum
Synonyms

Solanum prinophyllum, known as the Forest Nightshade is a small plant native to the east coast of Australia. A short lived herb, annual or perennial. Leaves spiky, and often tinged with purple, 5 to 8 cm long, 3 to 5 cm wide. Stems also spiky.

The habitat is moist areas, in sclerophyll forest, or disturbed areas in rainforest.

Forest Nightshade grows up to 50 cm high. Five petalled flowers occur at any time of the year, being blue or lilac in colour. Petals fused at the base. The fruit is a berry, purple or staying green around 15 to 20 mm in diameter. The fruit stem is 10 to 20 mm long.

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