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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 269.


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