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Scientific Name
Solanum laciniatum
Family Name
SOLANACEAE
Common Name
Kangaroo-apple
Status
Height
3.0m (300cm)
Flowers
Long-stalked bluish purple flowers 5cm across, petals joined.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Shrub, erect (appears herb. when small). Long, narrow leaves to 25cm.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Rainforest; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Common in damp, shaded places.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Pollen grains exhibit a range of variation in size. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Egg-shaped fleshy fruit 3cm long, orange- yellow when ripe. seed 2mm. pick fruit individually or knock onto groundsheets
Seed Treatment Method
Washing
Seed Storage Life
few years at 3deg C
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Use fresh seed, wash before sowing. Seed short-lived if not cold stored.
Germination Time
3-6 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
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