Sclerolaena muricata

Last updated

Sclerolaena muricata
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Sclerolaena
Species:
S. muricata
Binomial name
Sclerolaena muricata
(Moq.) Domin

Sclerolaena muricata, commonly known as black rolypoly, is a perennial shrub native to eastern and central Australia. [1]

Related Research Articles

Soursop Species of plant

Soursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is widely propagated. It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family.

<i>Pinus muricata</i> Species of conifer

Pinus muricata, the bishop pine, is a pine with a very restricted range: mostly in California, including several offshore Channel Islands, and a few locations in Baja California, Mexico. It is always on or near the coast.

<i>Idaea muricata</i> Species of moth

Idaea muricata, the purple-bordered gold, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767 and is found in the Palearctic.

<i>Merophyas divulsana</i> Species of moth

Merophyas divulsana, also known as the lucerne leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found throughout Australia and has also been spotted in New Zealand.

<i>Echinochloa muricata</i> Species of flowering plant

Echinochloa muricata is a species of grass known by the common names rough barnyard grass and American barnyard grass. It is native to Eurasia and much of North America.

<i>Graphium macfarlanei</i> Species of butterfly

Graphium macfarlanei, the green triangle butterfly or green triangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found along the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia; as well as on the Moluccas, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands and New Britain.

Camphorosmeae Tribe of flowering plants

Camphorosmeae is a species-rich tribe of the Amaranthaceae, formerly Chenopodiaceae, with 20 genera and about 179 species. It is classified as a single tribe of subfamily Camphorosmoideae.

Beyeria Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island in the gazetted locality of Haines, about 16 kilometres south of Kingscote on the northern edge of the MacGillivray Plain.

<i>Dappula tertia</i> Species of moth

Dappula tertia is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Australian region, where it is found from India to the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland areas.

<i>Sclerolaena</i> Genus of flowering plants

Sclerolaena is a genus of annuals or short-lived perennials in the family Chenopodiaceae, which are included in Amaranthaceae according to the APG classification.

<i>Acropora muricata</i> Species of coral

Acropora muricata, commonly called staghorn coral, is a species of acroporid coral found in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, Australia, central Indo-Pacific, Japan, Southeast Asia, the East China Sea and the oceanic central and western Pacific Ocean. It is found in tropical shallow reefs, slopes of reefs, and in lagoons, from depths of 5 to 30 m. It was described by Dana in 1846.

<i>Sclerolaena bicornis</i> Species of shrub

Sclerolaena bicornis, commonly known as goathead burr, is a perennial shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, native to inland Australia, and found in Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, and Western Australia The Walmajarri people of the Kimberley know the plant as Paka.

<i>Sclerolaena eriacantha</i> Species of shrub

Sclerolaena eriacantha, commonly known as tall bindii, is a perennial shrub native to inland Australia.

<i>Sclerolaena birchii</i> Species of shrub

Sclerolaena birchii, commonly known as galvanised burr, is a perennial shrub native to inland Australia.

<i>Coscinasterias muricata</i> Species of starfish

Coscinasterias muricata is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is a large 11-armed starfish and occurs in shallow waters in the temperate western Indo-Pacific region.

<i>Carex muricata</i> Species of plant in the family Cyperaceae

Carex muricata, the rough sedge or prickly sedge, is a species of Carex found in Europe and western Asia as far as the Himalayas. It has been introduced elsewhere. Poorly studied, Carex muricata is considered a species aggregate. The aggregate has been subject to a great deal of taxonomic confusion over the years and has yet to be fully resolved.

Asterolasia muricata, commonly known as lemon star-bush, is a species of small, slender, erect shrub that is endemic to South Australia. It has leathery leaves covered with rough points and with the edges rolled under, and yellow flowers arranged singly or in groups of up to three, with woolly star-shaped hairs on the back of the petals.

Grevillea muricata, also known as the rough spider-flower, is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet muricata means “covered with short, rough points” or “rough-textured”, with reference to the leaves.

<i>Sclerolaena fimbriolata</i> Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae

Sclerolaena fimbriolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central Western Australia. A small shrub, it is typically found growing on the edges of gypsum salt lakes.

<i>Sclerolaena cornishiana</i> Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae

Sclerolaena cornishiana, the cartwheel burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to parts of northern Australia. An annual or perennial, it is an intricately branched herb with solitary flowers.

References

  1. Jacobs, S. W. L. (1999). "Sclerolaena muricata". PlantNet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2017.