Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott

Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott

Sclerolaena parviflora is a flowering amaranth found in central and southern mainland Australia, first described in 1923 and reclassified in 1978.

Family
Genus
Sclerolaena
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott

Sclerolaena parviflora, commonly known as Mallee copper burr or Small-flower saltbush, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It occurs in all mainland Australian states and territories, specifically in central and southern regions of Australia. It was first formally described in 1923 by Robert Henry Anderson under the name Bassia parviflora, and was reclassified into the genus Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Sclerolaena

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