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Yellow Burr

Sclerolaena anisacanthoides

Also called Yellowbur

Yellow Burr
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Australia

About

Sclerolaena anisacanthoides, the yellow burr, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to eastern Australia. A perennial rounded subshrub reaching 15 cm (6 in), it is typically found growing in heavy soils.

Other Sclerolaena plants

Goatheadbur · Galvanised Burr · Redburr · Cartwheel Burr · Sclerolaena densiflora · Grey Copperburr · Tangled Copperburr · Sclerolaena eriacantha · Sclerolaena eurotioides · Sclerolaena fimbriolata · Sclerolaena hostilis · Woolly Copperburr

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sclerolaena anisacanthoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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