Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl.

Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl.

Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl. is a branched woolly shrub up to 50 cm tall with solitary flowers, described with detailed structural features.

Family
Genus
Sclerolaena
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl.

Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl. is a complexly branched shrub that reaches up to 50 centimeters in height. Its branches are white and woolly, and bear widely spaced, slender, semi-terete leaves. Flowers grow singly, and have a densely woolly perianth. There are 5 stamens per flower. The fruiting perianth is woody, with a thick white woolly covering that does not extend to the tips of its spines.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Sclerolaena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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