by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena muricata Black Roly-poly Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habitat & Site Selection: A wide range of soils and vegetation types, including low-lying areas subject to occasional inundation. Often on overgrazed or overstocked land,...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
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...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena stelligera Star Copperburr Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habit: Hairy short lived perennial to 40cm high. Fruit globular with a flat top with twelve very short teeth (Sep-Feb). Habitat & Site Selection: Variety of vegetation...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis Streaked Poverty-bush Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habit: Rounded, hairless, perennial to 70cm high. Red coloured plant, with stems streaked red and yellow. Squat fruit with three slender spreading spines 6-12mm long...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Asteraceae Senecio cunninghamii Bushy Groundsel Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habit: Erect to spreading shrub 1-2m high. Leaves cottony underneath and stems often red streaked. Yellow flowerheads without petals (Aug-Feb). Habitat & Site Selection:...
