Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 14: 187 (1854) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Intricately branched shrub to 4 m high, more or less glabrous; main branches rigid, lateral branches leafy, ending in a stout spine. Leaves usually clustered, mostly obovate, 10–40 mm long, 4–10 mm wide, apex obtuse or rounded, base attenuate into a short petiole, margins entire, slightly fleshy, green. Flowers usually solitary in axils; pedicels 5–16 mm long; calyx more or less tubular, 4–7 mm long, lobes triangular, 1–2 mm long; fruiting calyx often 2-lipped; corolla 10–12 mm long, pale lilac or white, often blotched lilac towards base of lobes, lobes sub-orbicular; stamens 5, exserted by 2–4 mm, anthers 1–1.5 mm long; pistil c. 10 mm long. Berry more or less globose, 5–12 mm long, orange-red; seeds 35–70, c. 2.5 mm long, dull yellow. Flowers mainly spring and summer.
*Brid, *CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *LoM, *MuF, *MuM, *MSB, *NIS, *OtP, *RobP, *Strz, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *Wim. Naturalized in all States, New Zealand. Native to South Africa. Widespread throughout much of Victoria, often in urban wasteland as well as agricultural and pastoral regions. Formerly used as a hedge plant; now declared a noxious weed.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Glenelg Plain | present | introduced | |
Bridgewater | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Murray Scroll Belt | present | naturalised | |
Robinvale Plains | present | naturalised | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | naturalised | |
Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | naturalised |
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Western Australia |
Northern Territory |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |