Glossopetalon spinescens spinescens (Glossopetalon spinescens spinescens)
Description
This shrub forms a dense, erect clump of many thin, branching, thorny stems approaching 2 metres (6.6 ft) in maximum height. The green oval leaves are less than two centimeters long. Small white-petalled flowers appear in the leaf axils. The fruit is a single or double follicle a few millimeters wide.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Crossosomatales
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Family: Crossosomataceae
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Genus: Glossopetalon
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