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Solanum scalarium

Solanum scalarium
Photo: A.J. McDonnell, CC BY 4.0
Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Grows as
Shrub
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Northern Territory
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Solanum scalarium, known as the Garrarnawun bush tomato, is a species of plant native to the Garrarnawun Lookout in Judbarra/Gregory National Park, Australia. The species was first collected in 2018, and was formally described by botanists Christopher Martine and Tanisha Williams in 2022.

Where it grows

The species is only known from one population of an estimated 50-100 individuals. It grows on exposed rock and skeletal soils.

Other Solanum plants

Nightshade · Dwarf Tamarillo · Solanum acaule · Solanum acerifolium · Sodaapple nightshade · Dutch Eggplant · Solanum adenophorum · Solanum adoxum · Sonoita nightshade · Ethiopian nightshade · Solanum africanum · Solanum agnewiorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum scalarium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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