Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Sclerolaena diacantha
Grey Copperburr
Other Names:
Regional Subspecies:
Habitat & Site Selection:
Variable vegetation types on sandy to clay loam soils. Drought resistant. Tolerates salt and limestone.
Habit:
Greyish or tawny hairy, prostrate to ascending, short lived perennial to 30cm high and 40cm wide. Fruit hairy, except on the points of the two spines (Sep-Nov).
Seed Collection & Propagation:
All year. Propogate from seed.
Values & Uses:
Very useful in combating erosion. Protects otherwise bare soils, colonises eroded areas and shelters seedlings of less hardy species. Useful as fodder plant in bad times.