Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Sclerolaena lanicuspis (spinach-burr/copper-burr) is a woody perennial flowering plant in Amaranthaceae, native to mainland Australia.

Family
Genus
Sclerolaena
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Sclerolaena lanicuspis, commonly known as spinach-burr or copper-burr, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Australia, where it occurs across all regions except Tasmania. This woody perennial plant grows to a height of 25 cm (10 in), and has tomentose branches and semiterete leaves.

Photo: (c) Geoffrey Sinclair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoffrey Sinclair · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Sclerolaena

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

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