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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)
flower clusters (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
flowers (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
close-up of flower (Photo: Greg Jordan)
Scientific Name
Solanum laxum Spreng.
Synonyms
Solanum dietrichiae DominSolanum 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.
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