Solanum hystrix
R. Br.
Afghan Thistle
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Description
A sprawling herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are pale blue or white.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is baked after removing the seeds.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are removed and the fruit then baked.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
References (4)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 120
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 222
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 538
- Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solanaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
