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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

2 hrs ago

Probably from a nearby eucalypt or wattle

Rubus anglocandicans

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

2 hrs ago

Okay.

Solanum laciniatum

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

2 hrs ago

Thanks Jason - I did'n't notice the notches on the corolla - was distracted by the lobe extensions on the leaves

Cheers Michael

Solanum laciniatum

LeahColebrook wrote:

3 hrs ago

Thanks Matt. The ID tip is very helpful, I’ll remember that for future sightings :) cheers !

Cyrtostylis reniformis

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

3 hrs ago

@MichaelMulvaney and Ciaran @Tapirlord : Corolla lobes really notched : _Solanum laciniatum_ .

Relevant VicFlora photographs identified by the National Herbarium of Vic.:
→ https://vicflora-cdn.rbg.vic.gov.au/assets/canto/highestres/c7h7bvh7ah5a7eapuuvqn7366b-20240328111636908.jpg
→ https://vicflora-cdn.rbg.vic.gov.au/assets/canto/highestres/8kje6410vp1q3dd9l0i4e2bh4c-20240329121250953.jpg

Just In case you're thinking about the shapes of the leaves,
leaves shapes do not identify these two species either way – really variable in various conditions.

References:

• Flora of Vic. online VicFlora:
Botanical key to species in Vic.: → https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/key/2575 .
VicFlora: Royal Botanic Gardens Vic. : → https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/

• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:  PlantNET
(The NSW Plant Information Network System).  
Genus page including botanical key to species in NSW: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Solanum#24
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney. 
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Solanum laciniatum