Soft Horns

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Malacocera tricornis


Erect hairy fleshy plant to 80 cm high. Scattered bluish cylindrical leaves to 20 mm long. Tiny soilitary inconspicuous flowers at the base of the leaves.


Details
Flora Type
Chenopods
Other Common Names
Goat Head
Distinctive Features

Fruiting bodies densely hairy and y-shaped.

Biology

Annual or short-lived perennial herb or subshrub. Heavy clay soils in semi-arid and arid environments. Tolerates salinity.

Native Status
Native
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Malacocera
Species
tricornis

Perennial. Listed as threatened in Vic.


Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native