Solanum sturtianum
Solanum sturtianum, commonly known as Thargomindah nightshade, is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is an upright shrub with grey-green leaves and purple flowers. This species is endemic to Australia. Description
Solanum sturtianum is a upright, perennial shrub to  high with silvery to grey-green foliage with a dense covering of  star-shaped, short, matted hairs. The branches have scattered, numerous or a scarce covering of prickles. The leaves are silvery green coloured, lance-shaped,  long,  wide, edges smooth, sometimes wavy, and the petiole  long. The inflorescence consists of a few to about twelve flowers on a peduncle  long, individual flowers on a pedicel  long. The purple corolla is star-shaped, circular and flattened, and  in diameter. Flowering may occur throughout the year and the fruit is a berry  in diameter, surface brittle and yellowish to brown-black. Taxonomy and naming
Solanum sturtianum was first formally described in 1854 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria. The specific epithet (sturtianum) honours Charles Napier Sturt. Distribution and habitat
Thargomindah nightshade grows in arid areas of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. References

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Plants described in 1854
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Flora of South Australia
Eudicots of Western Australia
Flora of the Northern Territory