Solanum dioicum

W. Fitzg.

Western nightshade, Gilu

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Description

An erect or spreading shrub. It grows 0.3-1 m high. The flowers are purple or blue.

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The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in sandy soils and sandplains.

Australia*,

There are about 1400 Solanum species.

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