| Solanum ashbyae | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. ashbyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum ashbyae Symon, 1981
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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]
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]
It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions. [1]
- ^ a b c "Solanum ashbyae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ 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.
- "Solanum ashbyae Symon". Atlas of Living Australia.
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| Solanum ashbyae | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. ashbyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum ashbyae Symon, 1981
| |
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]
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]
It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions. [1]
- ^ a b c "Solanum ashbyae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ 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.
- "Solanum ashbyae Symon". Atlas of Living Australia.
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