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Solanum coactiliferum J.M.Black
Western Nightshade

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.South Australia 33:224 (1909)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect clonal shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. purple, Jun to Oct. Red or yellow sand. Sand dunes & plains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, Merredin, Shield, Tallering, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Chapman Valley, Cue, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Perenjori, Sandstone, Wiluna, Yalgoo.