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Family:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chenopodiaceae<\/span><\/p>\n

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Regional Subspecies: <\/strong>n\/a<\/p>\n

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Habit:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rounded and tangled perennial to 70 cm high. Yellow, slender fruit with four spines (three spines 5-15 mm long, the fourth much smaller). Flowers year-round.<\/p>\n

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Habitat & Site Preference:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Range of vegetation communities, often in low-lying areas associated with moisture. Prefers 300 – 400 mm rainfall in the Riverina.<\/p>\n

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Seed Collection & Propagation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Collect seed all year. Drought resistant.<\/p>\n

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Values & Uses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dominates degraded Bladder Saltbush communities, reducing soil erosion. Colonises scalds and eroded areas, traps soil and seed, protects seedlings.<\/p>\n

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