Solanum_ashbyae

<i>Solanum ashbyae</i>

Solanum ashbyae

Species of flowering plant

Solanum ashbyae is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1] The specific epithet ashbyae honours botanical illustrator and plant collector Alison Ashby.[2]

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Description

Its growth form is that of an erect shrub, 0.5–2.5 m in height. It produces blue to purple flowers from April to August.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Solanum ashbyae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. [2]
    Robertson, Enid (2007). "Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17 (MUP). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 29 May 2014.


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