Tomato Bush,
Plains Nightshade
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Southern Flinders (FLB04) | Flinders Lofty Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Near Threatened |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Near Threatened |
Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern |
Commonwealth Hill (GAW08) | | Least Concern |
Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | | Least Concern |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range] |
Carlisle (NUL01) | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | Broken Hill Complex | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern |
Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Witjira (STP06) | | Least Concern |
Baltana (STP07) | | Near Threatened |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
Everard Block (CER03) | | Least Concern |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern |
Pedirka (FIN04) | | Least Concern |
3 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Rare |
6 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Near Threatened |
3 of 4 subregions | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern , Rare |
Carlisle (NUL01) | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | Broken Hill Complex | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
6 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
2 of 3 subregions | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
2 of 2 subregions | Finke | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 2
Prior names
Solanum ellipticum var. duribaccalis
Common names
Tomato Bush
Plains Nightshade
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula
NRM regions: Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, South Australian Arid Lands
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA | 42,000 (66.28 g) | 50+ | 13-Mar-2007 | RJB70939 Gairdner-Torrens | 19-Sep-2008 | 95% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.