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 flooding.
Habit:
Rounded hairless perennial to 50cm high. Branches are tangled and often red. Fruit has five downward pointing spines (Year Round).
Seed Collection & Propagation:
All year.