Sclerolaena lanicuspis

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Sclerolaena lanicuspis
Leaves and fruit
In fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Sclerolaena
Species:
S. lanicuspis
Binomial name
Sclerolaena lanicuspis
(F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Anisacantha lanicuspis F.Muell.
  • Bassia lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

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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