Bassia hostilis Diels Sclerolaena hostilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae,[1] native to Western Australia.

[2][1][3] It was first described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Bassia hostilis,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1921 by Karel Domin.

[4][6] (Australian authorities still place the genus Sclerolaena in the Chenopodiaceae family.

)[4] It is found in north-western Western Australia between Roebourne and Nullagine,[2] along creeks and stony plains.

[2] This Amaranthaceae article is a stub.