Status: Native
Synonyms:
By var., see Allred
Solanum heterodoxum is a very prickly prostrate herb with irregularly divided sinuate pinnatifid or bipinnatifid leaves. The flowers are purple in contrast to the bright yellow flowers of the otherwise similar Solanum rostratum. Both are found in dry sandy areas.
Please click on an image for a larger file.
Solanum heterodoxum, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Rd., Sept. 7, 2007
Back to the Index