This introduced groundcover is commonly known as Carolina horse nettle.
Solanum dimidiatum is described as a "dicot" in the Solanaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Status changed from Naturalised to Formerly naturalised in QLD (Queensland Flora Census 2022).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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