Solanum densevestitum

Felty Nightshade
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. densevestitum
Binomial name
Solanum densevestitum F.Muell. ex Benth.

Solanum densevestitum, known as the Felty Nightshade is a plant growing in the east coast areas of Australia. It grows north of Woolgoolga in eucalyptus forest, rainforest and woodland areas, usually near the coast.

An erect shrub, up to a metre tall. Leaves are 6 to 9 cm long, 3 to 5 cm wide, covered in soft hairs. Oval, elliptic or narrow-ovate in shape. Pale violet flowers occur throughout the year, but are most often seen in spring or autumn. The red berry is around 7 mm in diameter, mostly covered by the calyx lobes.^[1]

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