Wild tobacco tree

Common weeds

Scientific name
Solanum mauritianum
Description
Large shrub, small tree with grey-green hairy leaves. Berries ripen to yellow.
Weed category
Enironmental weed
How to indentify
Large, elliptic, sparse green grey leaves tappering at tip. Flowers in large flat topped purple clusters at ends of branches, fruit is green turning yellow when ripe.
How it spreads
  • Birds
  • Animals
  • Water
  • Garden waste
Environmental impact

Regenerate readily, invading bushland areas. 

Suggested plant replacement

Olearia argophylla | Musk Daisy-bush

Removal methods
Plant specific removal methods

Hand weed ensuring to remove all roots while minimising disturbance to surrounding soil. Removal of seed heads first will prevent spread of seeds. 

Plant with thin and long dark green leaves and tiny clusters of green and yellow berries  Plant with very large green leaves and a small cluster of purples flowers with yellow centres

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