| Common Name: | Kangaroo Apple |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Size: | 1-3m x 1-4m |
| Description: | Erect spreading woody shrub with angular branches. |
| Leaves: | Dark green lobed or entire broad elliptic leaves, 15-30cm long, on long stalks. 3-11 deeply cut lobes 1-10cm x 5-20mm. Leaves often at ends of branches. |
| Flowering: | Axillary clusters of up to 10 flat star-shaped flowers to 40mm across, flower lobes pointed. Egg-shaped, edible orange-red berry, green and poisonous when immature. |
| Flower Colour: | Violet |
| Flowering Time: | September to February |
| Growing Conditions: | Well drained soils in moist and riparian forests. Partial shade. Pioneer plant regenerating quickly after fires and in cleared areas. |
| Garden Use: | Fast growing, short lived plant which will grow in sun but prefers some shade. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 30, 33, 34, 40, 43 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | Food - berries when ripe, poisonous when green |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | Fruit |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 3, 4 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Shire of Yarra Ranges photo library |