SCROPHULARIACEAE

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Greyish shrub to about 2 m high and wide with medium growth rate. Intricately branched and often apparently leafless. Small whitish-yellow flowers from October to March.

In areas intermittently inundated, often in Black Box and River Red Gum communities. Tolerates dry periods, seasonal inundation and most frost Regenerates relatively quickly following flooding or wet years. Prefers 300 – 500 mm rainfall in the Riverina.

Collect seeds early Jan-late Apr. Propagate from seed, or cuttings of firm young growth.

Provides stock shelter where it occurs naturally. Useful for erosion control in waterlogged and saline sites. Highly valuable habitat. Favoured breeding ground for wildfowl. Rich in pollen and nectar. Often in dense stands that restrict access. Stock do not readily graze Lignum except when other feed is scarce. Can be controlled in cultivation by burning or other means, but usually regenerates quickly. Useful for honey production.