Sclerolaena bicornis
| Sclerolaena bicornis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Sclerolaena |
| Species: | S. bicornis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerolaena bicornis | |
| |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
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[1] The Walmajarri people of the Kimberley know the plant as Paka.[3]
It was first described by John Lindley in 1838 in Thomas Mitchell's Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia.[1][2] The species epithet, bicornis, is derived from Latin bis ("twice") and cornu (''horn"),[4] and describes the plant as having two-horned burrs.
Description
[edit]Sclerolaena bicornis is a complexly branched shrub, growing up to 50 cm high. The branches are white and woolly, with widely spaced, slender, semi-terete leaves. The flowers are solitary, with a densely woolly perianth. Stamens 5. The fruiting perianth is woody with a thick white woolly covering except for the final part of the spines.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jacobs, S. W. L. (1999). "Sclerolaena bicornis". PlantNet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ a b Thomas Mitchell (1838), Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, vol. 2, p. 47, Wikidata Q6146213
- ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 84. Wikidata Q106088428.
- ^ "bicornis,-is,-e". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Paul G.Wilson (2020). "Sclerolaena bicornis". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 22 March 2021.