This native shrub is commonly known as Shirley's nightshade.
Solanum shirleyanum is described as a "dicot" in the Solanaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Recorded at Lenthalls Dam and reported at St Mary and Takura. Uncommon in the region and at disjunct northern limit.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/80567663
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: St Mary, Takura.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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