Family:
CHENOPODIACEAE
Sclerolaena tricuspis
Streaked Poverty-bush
Other Names: n/a
Regional Subspecies:
n/a
HABIT:
Rounded, hairless perennial to 70 cm high. Red-coloured plant with stems streaked red and yellow. Squat fruit with three slender, spreading spines 6-12 mm long (Sep-Feb).
HABITAT & SITE PREFERENCE:
Mainly in depressions in Black Bluebush and Bladder Saltbush communities with duplex and clay soils. Prefers 300 – 400 mm rainfall in the Riverina.
SEED COLLECTION & PROPAGATION:
Can collect seed all year. Germinates readily from seed.
VALUES & USES:
Populates degraded Bladder Saltbush communities, helping prevent further erosion. Protects seedlings of other plants. Recedes as other species recover.