Sclerolaena bicornis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Sclerolaena |
| Species: | S. bicornis |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Sclerolaena bicornis, commonly known as goathead burr, is a perennial shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, native to inland Australia, and found in Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, and Western Australia[1] The Walmajarri people of the Kimberley know the plant as Paka.[3]
It was first described by John Lindley in 1838 in Thomas Mitchell's Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia.[1][2] The species epithet, bicornis, is derived from Latin bis ("twice") and cornu (''horn"),[4] and describes the plant as having two-horned burrs.