Solanum ashbyae is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1] The specific epithet ashbyae honours botanical illustrator and plant collector Alison Ashby.[2]
Solanum ashbyae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Solanum |
Species: | S. ashbyae |
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Solanum ashbyae Symon, 1981 | |
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]
It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions.[1]
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