Solanum mauritianum

Wild Tobacco Tree at Isaacs, ACT

Solanum mauritianum at Isaacs, ACT - 22 Oct 2017
Solanum mauritianum at Isaacs, ACT - 22 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Solanum mauritianum 28 Oct 2017 BettyDonWood
Solanum mauritianum 22 Oct 2017 Mike

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Among pine trees west side of Isaacs Ridge.

3 comments

Mike wrote:
   23 Oct 2017
Furry leaves up to 20cm. Upper stems also furry.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   23 Oct 2017
I will send this to Jackie Miles. She is far more familiar with Solanum mauritianum than anyone in Canberra.
JackieMiles wrote:
   29 Oct 2017
Unhappily I am. And that is what this thing is. Smell is a useful guide to this species too (though hard to capture in a photo!). If you crush the leaves they have a nasty kerosene smell.

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  • 22 Oct 2017 01:11 PM Recorded on
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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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