Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Sclerolaena obliquicuspis

Limestone Copperburr

Other Names:

Regional Subspecies:

Occurrence:

Habit:

Grey perennial to 50cm high with erect ascending branches. Fruit with two spines, often red woolly for half their length (Year Round).

Habitat & Site Selection:

Mulga, mallee, Black Bluebush and Belah-Rosewood communities on calcareous sandy soils.

Seed Collection & Propagation:

All year.

Values & Uses:

Grazed when other fodder is low.