Sclerolaena densiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Sclerolaena |
Species: | S. densiflora |
Binomial name | |
Sclerolaena densiflora | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Bassia densifloraW.Fitzg. |
Sclerolaena densiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Western Australia. [2] [3] It was first described in 1904 by William Vincent Fitzgerald as Bassia densiflora, [4] [5] but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott. [4] [6]
It is found in the central and northern deserts of Western Australia, [7] and also in the Northern Territory where it is considered to be "near threatened". [1]
This chenopod is an erect perennial, growing to 30 cm high, which is covered all over with long soft silky hairs. [7] The fleshy linear leaves are 10–20 mm long. [7] The flowers are solitary but cluster at the apex of the branches. [7] There are 5 stamens. The tube is a short inverse cone 1–1.5 mm high, with a square, truncated apex. [7] There are five spines in a 3+2 arrangement, which are positioned at the corners of apex, with one pair close together and often appearing to be one spine. [7]
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