Sclerolaena tricuspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Sclerolaena
Species:
S. tricuspis
Binomial name
Sclerolaena tricuspis
Synonyms[1]
  • Anisacantha tricuspis F.Muell.
  • Bassia tricuspis (F.Muell.) R.H.Anderson
  • Chenolea tricuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Sclerolaena tricuspis (syn. Bassia tricuspis), the giant redburr or three-spined Bassia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to eastern Australia.[1][2] A shrub reaching 1 m (3 ft), it has slender terete leaves.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sclerolaena tricuspis (F.Muell.) Ulbr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 261.


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