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Showing posts with label Wild Tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) Family Solanaceae plant flower identification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wild Tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) Family Solanaceae plant flower identification. Show all posts

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Wild Tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

Family Solanaceae
This is makes a thick, sprawling bush which grows to about 1m (3’) in height
 It is an invasive plant on which a leaf-feeding tortoise beetle has been released to act as a bio-control agent.
 It is not edible except for the seeds which are eaten by birds. 



Identification from: http://www.ispot.org.za