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Devil’s Apple (<em>Solanum linnaeanum</em>)

Devil’s Apple (Solanum linnaeanum)

Format ImagePosted on November 6, 2020by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Devil’s Apple (Solanum linnaeanum)

Devil’s Apple (Solanum linnaeanum), a nightshade from Southern Africa adopted into ornamental use on the strength of its radiant, toxic fruit. Traditionally called Apple of  …  Read the full post

Tobacco Nightshade (<em>Solanum mauritianum</em>)

Tobacco Nightshade (Solanum mauritianum)

Format ImagePosted on October 9, 2019by Weeds of Melbourne2 Comments on Tobacco Nightshade (Solanum mauritianum)

Tobacco Nightshade (Solanum mauritianum), a South American shrub introduced to Australia as an ornamental selection, naturalised on that basis, and then distributed further as a  …  Read the full post

Garden Tomato (<em>Solanum lycopersicum</em>)

Garden Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Format ImagePosted on May 23, 2019by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Garden Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Garden Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) found fruiting this autumn in riparian positions on Edgar’s Creek in Reservoir and amidst the rockeries along the top of Treasury  …  Read the full post

Whitetip Nightshade (<em>Solanum chenopodioides</em>)

Whitetip Nightshade (Solanum chenopodioides)

Format ImagePosted on March 25, 2019by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Whitetip Nightshade (Solanum chenopodioides)

Whitetip Nightshade (Solanum chenopodioides), an Argentinian nightshade in the Solanum nigrum complex that has been exported to other wet temperate locales since European colonisation. Reaching  …  Read the full post

Tomato (<em>Solanum lycopersicum</em>)

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Format ImagePosted on March 17, 2019by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a plant that appears poorly adapted for a pavement existence but tries it all the same. Tomato has been reported as an  …  Read the full post

Madeira Winter Cherry (<em>Solanum pseudocapsicum</em>)

Madeira Winter Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)

Format ImagePosted on June 4, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Madeira Winter Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)

Madeira Winter Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) masquerading as an ornamental shrub in a church forecourt. Its position, crowding out an Aeonium from the kerb edge of  …  Read the full post

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