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Sclerolaena obliquicuspis (R.H.Anderson) Ulbr.
Family Chenopodiaceae
Common name: Limestone Bindii, Limestone Copperburr

Sclerolaena obliquicuspis (R.H.Anderson) Ulbr. APNI*

Synonyms: Bassia obliquicuspis R.H.Anderson APNI*

Description: Erect or spreading perennial to c. 40 cm high with hairy branches.

Leaves semiterete, succulent, to c. 10 mm long, hairy.

Fruiting perianth c. 3 mm long, hairy; base oblique, slightly hollowed; spines 2, divergent, not in same vertical plane, 4–8 mm long, often red, lower half hairy.

Seed vertical.


Habit
Photo Tanja Lenz

Type
Specimen

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread, frequently on limestone and calcareous rises.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Vic. W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


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***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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