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habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

larger three-lobed leaf (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

smaller entire leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

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Solanum laxum

Scientific Name

Solanum laxum Spreng.

Synonyms

Solanum dietrichiae Domin
Solanum jasminoides Paxton

Family

Solanaceae

Common Names

jasmine nightshade, potato climber, potato climber vine, potato vine, white potato creeper

Origin

Native to South America (i.e. Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).

Naturalised Distribution

Occasionally naturalised in the coastal districts of eastern Australia (i.e. in south-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales and southern Victoria).

Also naturalised elsewhere, including in New Zealand.

Notes

Potato vine (Solanum laxum) is regarded as an environmental weed in New South Wales.