Maireana is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus Kochia. The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834.
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.
Sclerolaena is a genus of annuals or short-lived perennials in the family Chenopodiaceae, which are included in Amaranthaceae according to the APG classification.
Sclerolaena birchii, commonly known as galvanised burr, is a perennial shrub native to inland Australia.
Dissocarpus paradoxus is a shrub species of inland Australia, also known by the common names of cannonball burr or curious saltbush.
Neobassia is a genus of small shrubs in the family Chenopodiaceae, which are included in Amaranthaceae family, according to the APG classification. Species are endemic to Australia.
Tecticornia verrrucosa is a species of plant that is succulent and halophyte. This plant was a member of the Chenopodiaceae, which are now included in family Amaranthaceae.
Maireana thesioides is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, native to Western Australia.
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.
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.
Sclerolaena anisacanthoides, the yellow burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to eastern Australia. A perennial rounded subshrub reaching 15 cm (6 in), it is typically found growing in heavy soils.
Sclerolaena calcarata, the redburr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central and eastern Australia. A perennial rounded subshrub reaching 25 cm (10 in), it is typically found growing in heavy soils.
Sclerolaena diacantha, the grey copperburr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia. It is a perennial rounded subshrub reaching 30 cm (12 in), with a widespread distribution.
Sclerolaena divaricata, the tangled copper-burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to southeastern Australia. A rounded perennial shrub, it has terete leaves.
Sclerolaena lanicuspis, the spinach-burr or copper-burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia. A woody perennial reaching 25 cm (10 in), it has tomentose branches and semiterete leaves.
Sclerolaena tetracuspis, the brigalow burr or dog burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to eastern Australia. It is an intricately branched, sprawling perennial shrub typically found growing in heavy soils.
Sclerolaena tricuspis, the giant redburr or three-spined Bassia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to eastern Australia. A shrub reaching 1 m (3 ft), it has slender terete leaves.
Sclerolaena densiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Western Australia. It was first described in 1904 by William Vincent Fitzgerald as Bassia densiflora, but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.
Sclerolaena eurotioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Western Australia. It was first described in 1869 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Echinopsilon eurotioides, but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.
Sclerolaena hostilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Western Australia. It was first described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Bassia hostilis, but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1921 by Karel Domin.
