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Sclerolaena eurotioides

Sclerolaena eurotioides (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott
Sclerolaena eurotioides
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Sclerolaena eurotioides is a flowering plant in the Chenopodiaceae family, native to Western Australia. Initially described in 1869 by Ferdinand von Mueller under the name Echinopsilon eurotioides, it was reclassified into the genus Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.

Description

Sclerolaena eurotioides belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family and is indigenous to Western Australia. The species was originally named Echinopsilon eurotioides by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1869. In 1978, Andrew John Scott reclassified the plant into the genus Sclerolaena, resulting in its current scientific name.

Distribution

Western Australia

Synonyms

Bassia eurotioidesEchinopsilon eurotioides

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