Sclerolaena lanicuspis

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]

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.

References
  1. "Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  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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