Flora
Bush tomato.
Wild Tomatoes and Other Fruits
- Kampurarpa (desert raisin or wild tomato - Solanum centrale)
- tjuntawara (shy nightshade - Solanum cleistogamum)
- itunypa (western nightshade - Solanum petrophilum)
- tjilka-tjilka (prickly nightshade - Solanum petrophilum)
Features distinctive flowers. Their yellow stamens stand erect from the fused pentagon of purple petals.
Some species of fruit are very poisonous. Anangu know the difference between the poisonous and non-poisonous varieties.
Remember that all plants are protected within the National Park and should be left alone.
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