Solanum ashbyae explained

Solanum ashbyae is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. The specific epithet ashbyae honours botanical illustrator and plant collector Alison Ashby.^[1]

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red sand or clay soils on rock outcrops and stony rises in the Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo IBRA bioregions.

References

• Web site: Solanum ashbyae Symon . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901–1987). 2014-05-29 . Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17 (MUP) . Enid . Robertson . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . 2007 .