by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
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,...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena divaricata Pale Poverty-bush Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habitat & Site Selection: Range of vegetation communities, often in low-lying areas associated with moisture. Drought resistant. Habit: Rounded and tangled perennial...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena intricata Tangled Poverty-bush Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habitat & Site Selection: Black/Pearl Bluebush, Black Box, Saltbush and grassland communities. Does well in areas overgrazed or trampled by stock. Responds well to...
by Peter Rowland | Jun 26, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena lanicuspis Woolly Copperburr Other Names: Regional Subspecies: Habitat & Site Selection: Many vegetation communities on a variety of soils. Rarely on heavy clay. Habit: Hairy small perennial. Leaves bunched, linear and covered in...
by Peter Rowland | Apr 27, 2024
Family: Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena muricata Black Roly-poly (syn. Bassia quinquecuspis) Other Names: Spiny Roly-poly. First Nations Name(s): Regional Subspecies: Sclerolaena muricata var. muricata, S. m. var. semiglabra, S. m. var. vilosa Occurrence: Regional: Common...
