Sclerolaena tricuspis (F.Muell.) Ulbr.

Giant redburr (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Sclerolaena

Characteristics

Shrub to 1 m high, glabrous except pubescence in leaf axils. Leaves slender, terete, 10–20 mm long. Flowers solitary. Perianth glabrous or sparsely puberulous. Stamens 5. Fruiting perianth glabrous standing almost at right angles to branch or ascending; base horizontal, expanded; tube shortly cylindrical, c. 2 mm high and wide; limb conical; spines 3, symmetrically placed around apex of tube, slender, spreading, c. 10 mm long. Seed and radicle horizontal to slightly oblique.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Sclerolaena tricuspis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167348-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295306
COL ID 4VPWD
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sclerolaena tricuspis