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Sclerolaena parviflora

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Sclerolaena parviflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Sclerolaena
Species:
S. parviflora
Binomial name
Sclerolaena parviflora
Synonyms[1]

Bassia parviflora R.H.Anderson
Austrobassia parviflora (R.H.Anderson) Ulbr.

Sclerolaena parviflora (common names - Mallee copper burr, Small-flower saltbush)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, found in every mainland state and territory of Australia.[1][3] It was first described in 1923 by Robert Henry Anderson as Bassia parviflora,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.[4][6]

It is found in the central and southern areas of Australia.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ "NT Flora: Sclerolaena parviflora". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 241.
  4. ^ a b "Sclerolaena parviflora". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ R.H. Anderson (1923). "A Revision of the Australian Species of the Genus Bassia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 48 (3): 317-355 [347]. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q113799968.
  6. ^ A.J. Scott (1978). "A revision of the Camphorosmioideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Feddes Repertorium. 89 (2–3): 114. doi:10.1002/FEDR.19780890202. ISSN 0014-8962. Wikidata Q54554239.
  7. ^ Paul G.Wilson (2020). A.S. George (ed.). "Sclerolaena parviflora". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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