Sclerolaena densiflora
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| Sclerolaena densiflora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Sclerolaena |
| Species: | S. densiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerolaena densiflora | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bassia densiflora W.Fitzg. | |
Sclerolaena densiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Western Australia.[2][3] It was first described in 1904 by William Vincent Fitzgerald as Bassia densiflora,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.[4][6]
It is found in the central and northern deserts of Western Australia,[7] and also in the Northern Territory where it is considered to be "near threatened".[1]
