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.