Sclerolaena brachyptera (F.Muell.) S.W.L.Jacobs APNI* Synonyms: Bassia brachyptera (F.Muell.) R.H.Anderson APNI*
Kochia brachyptera (F.Muell.) Benth. APNI*
Description: Decumbent to procumbent annual to short-lived perennial to c. 20 cm high.
Leaves crowded, linear, to c. 15 mm long, softly hairy.
Lower fruiting perianth hemispherical, upper perianth with a broad horizontal wing with 5 prominent teeth or spines, in all 3–4 mm diam.
Seed horizontal.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in drier regions.
NSW subdivisions: CWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. S.A. N.T.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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