Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Sclerolaena intricata
Tangled Poverty-bush
Other Names: n/a
Regional Subspecies: n/a
Habit:
Rounded hairless perennial to 50 cm high. Tangled, often red OTHER NAMES: n/a branches. Fruit with five downward-pointing spines (year round).
Habitat & Site Selection:
Black/Pearl Bluebush, Black Box, Saltbush, and grassland communities. Thrives in overgrazed or trampled areas. Responds well to flooding. Prefers 300 – 400 mm rainfall in the Riverina.
Seed Collection & Propagation:
Collect seed all year.
Seed Collection & Propagation:
Provides groundcover in degraded areas, prevents erosion.