Solanum silvestre
Violet Nightshade at Acton, ACT
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| Solanum silvestre | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| Solanum cinereum | CarbonAI | 2 Oct 2026 | |
| Solanum celatum | Janet | 2 Oct 2026 |
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ANBG escapee?
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6 Oct 2026
I asked Rosemary Purdie about this one she replied
"The species is Solanum silvestre. I took a herbarium specimen of a plant (Voucher No. RWPurdie 11204) from exactly the same location (there are several plants there) in 2017. The specimen was subsequently detted as S. silvestre by Tony Bean (Qld Herbarium) in 2020; he had described it as a new species in 2006 (see https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/taxonomy?product=APC&tree.id=51209179&name=Solanum+silvestre&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&max=100&display=apc&search=true). It has been cultivated in ANBG and is definitely an ‘escapee’ from there."
"The species is Solanum silvestre. I took a herbarium specimen of a plant (Voucher No. RWPurdie 11204) from exactly the same location (there are several plants there) in 2017. The specimen was subsequently detted as S. silvestre by Tony Bean (Qld Herbarium) in 2020; he had described it as a new species in 2006 (see https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/taxonomy?product=APC&tree.id=51209179&name=Solanum+silvestre&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&max=100&display=apc&search=true). It has been cultivated in ANBG and is definitely an ‘escapee’ from there."
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108606-35.280761
- Altitude 609.0m
- Maps ANBG South Annex
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2026 09:49 AM Recorded on
- Janet Recorded by
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Species information
- Solanum silvestre Scientific name
- Violet Nightshade Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1012.08m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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