''Sarcopoterium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

rose family Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but some ...

. The genus is sometimes considered synonymous to ''Poterium''. The sole species within this genus, ''Sarcopoterium spinosum'', is common to the southeast Mediterranean region and the Middle East. In English it is known as the prickly, spiny, or thorny burnet Sarcopoterium spinosum (SRCSP)
on EPPO Global Database It is a perennial bush with small flowers in inflorescence. ''Sarcopoterium spinosum'' flowers in February to April and its fruits mature in autumn, then fall to earth to germinate with the rain water. ''Sarcopoterium spinosum'' has spines. In the summer (high temperatures) it is dry and appears dead.

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{{Authority control Sanguisorbinae Monotypic Rosaceae genera Flora of the Mediterranean basin