Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Sclerolaena birchii

Galvanised Burr

Other Names:

Regional Subspecies:

Habitat & Site Selection:

Sandy soils associated mainly with Bimble Box. Also with Cypress Pine and Mulga communities.

Habit:

Spreading, hemispherical shrub to 1m high. Stems and broadly ovate leaves woolly. Fruit woolly with 4-5 unequal spines (Year Round).

Seed Collection & Habit:

All year. Propagate from cuttings or seed.

Values & Uses:

A useful bare ground adaptor. Can become weedy and then should be removed and replaced with another bare ground adaptor.