''Sclerolaena '' is a
genus
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of
annuals or short-lived
perennials
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also widel ...
in the family
Chenopodiaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...
(''
sensu stricto
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''), which are included in
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...
(''
sensu lato
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'') according to the
APG classification.
Species include:
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Sclerolaena alata''
Paul G. Wilson
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Sclerolaena anisacanthoides''
Domin
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Sclerolaena bicornis''
Lindl.
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Sclerolaena birchii''
(F. Muell.) Domin
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Sclerolaena blakei''
(Ising) A.J. Scott
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Sclerolaena calcarata''
(Ising) A.J.Scott
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Sclerolaena cuneata''
Paul G. Wilson
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Sclerolaena densiflora''
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Sclerolaena diacantha''
(Nees) Benth.
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Sclerolaena divaricata''
(R.Br.) Sm.
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Sclerolaena eriacantha''
(F. Muell.) Ulbr.
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Sclerolaena eurotioides''
(F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
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Sclerolaena fimbriolata''
(F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
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Sclerolaena forrestiana''
(F. Muell.) Domin
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Sclerolaena fusiformis''
Paul G. Wilson
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''Sclerolaena'' ''hostilis'' (Diels) Domin
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Sclerolaena lanicuspis''
(F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
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Sclerolaena medicaginoides''
Paul G. Wilson
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Sclerolaena muricata''
(Moq.) Domin
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Sclerolaena napiformis''
Paul G. Wilson
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Sclerolaena parviflora''
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Sclerolaena × ramsayae
''Sclerolaena '' is a genus of Annual plant, annuals or short-lived perennials in the family Chenopodiaceae (''sensu stricto''), which are included in Amaranthaceae (''sensu lato'') according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG classification ...
''
(J.H.Willis) A.J.Scott
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Sclerolaena tetracuspis
''Sclerolaena tetracuspis'', the brigalow burr or dog burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Ama ...
''
(C.T.White) A.J.Scott
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Sclerolaena tetragona''
Paul G. Wilson
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Sclerolaena tricuspis''
(F.Muell.) Ulbr.
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Sclerolaena tridens''
(F. Muell.) Domin
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Sclerolaena uniflora''
R.Br.
References
External links
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae genera
Caryophyllales of Australia
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