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Sclerolaena constricta (Ising) A.J.Scott
Family Chenopodiaceae
Sclerolaena constricta (Ising) A.J.Scott APNI*

Synonyms: Bassia constricta Ising APNI*
Bassia uniflora var. incongruens J.M.Black APNI*

Description: Erect short-lived perennial to c. 30 cm high with sparsely hairy branches.

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

Fruiting perianth thin-walled, 1.5–2.5 mm long, constricted in the middle; base hollow, oblique; spines 2, divergent, subequal, to c. 2 mm long; tubercle prominent.

Seed vertical. Uncommon.


Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: NFWP
Other Australian states: S.A.
AVH map***

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


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***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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