Additional information

• FamilySolanaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Sizeprostrate-low x 1 m
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesEgg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves 3-7 cm x 1-4 cm with tapering tip and base, margins shallowly lobed, on stalk to 4 cm long.
• Flower colourWhite
• Flowering timeSeptember to February
• FlowersAxillary clusters of 2-5 flat star-shaped flowers to 12 mm across, flower lobes oblong. Round green berry.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist to wet soil in wet tall open forest. Dappled shade. Limited distribution within the Shire.
• Garden useQuick-growing annual for ferneries and moist gullies.
• Commercially availableNever
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 George Stolfo, Flora of Melbourne ©; 2 M. Moir, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©

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