Eriochiton
Eriochiton is a genus found in Australia in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.
A small shrub with woolly branches. Leaves linear, silky-woolly. Flowers solitary in the axils, the perianth is 5-lobed. Fruiting perianth hardened, silky-woolly, with 5 spines and 5 erect wings arising from the base of the lobes. Seeds horizontal.
Species include:[1]
- Eriochiton sclerolaenoides (F. Muell.) F.Muell. ex A.J. Scott
References
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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