Giant Red Burr
Sclerolaena tricuspis
Hemispherical, straggling shrub to 80cm high. Branches weakly ribbed, often streaked red, smooth. Succulent grey-green leaves round in cross-section, to 15 mm long, sparsely cottony at base. Fruit 2-3 mm long with three divergent spines 6_12 mm long.
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| Flora Type | Chenopods |
| Former Scientific Name | Bassia tricuspis |
| Other Common Names | Streaked Povertybush, Three-spined Bassia, Streaked Copperburr |
| Distinctive Features | Hemispherical small shrub to 80 cm, grey-green succulent leaves, fruit with three spines up all the stems. |
| Biology | Perennial. Widespread but not common on heavy, seasonally wet, silty soils and clays. Vigarous coloniser in degraded saltbusg pastures and is difficult to eliminate. Unpalatable. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Fruits mainly Aug-Oct |