Sclerolaena lanicuspis, the spinach-burr or copper-burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia (except Tasmania).[1][2] A woody perennial reaching 25 cm (10 in), it has tomentose branches and semiterete leaves.[2]
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Leaves and fruit | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Sclerolaena |
Species: | S. lanicuspis
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Binomial name | |
Sclerolaena lanicuspis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 269.