Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Sclerolaena obliquicuspis
Limestone Copperburr
Other Names:
Regional Subspecies:
Occurrence:
Habit:
Grey perennial to 50cm high with erect ascending branches. Fruit with two spines, often red woolly for half their length (Year Round).
Habitat & Site Selection:
Mulga, mallee, Black Bluebush and Belah-Rosewood communities on calcareous sandy soils.
Seed Collection & Propagation:
All year.
Values & Uses:
Grazed when other fodder is low.