Sclerolaena tatei fruiting in sand near Lyndhurst in early spring.
Sclerolaena Tatei fruiting
Horned Bindyi
Horned Bindyi, Sclerolaena diacantha, is a small hairy silvery grey perennial growing in clay. Seen fruiting in Copley in winter.
Limestone Copperburr fruiting
Limestone Copperburr (Sclerolaena obliquicuspis) in fruiting in two colour variations side by side in Copley in winter. A small sprawling shrub, 20cm high, with white hairs on leaves, stems and the base half of fruit spines.
Woolly Copperburr fruiting
Woolly Copperburr (Sclerolaena lanicuspis) is a small hairy perennial shrub growing in clay soils. Spiny red fruits are covered in long white hairs.
Long-spined Poverty Bush
Sclerolaena longicuspis, known as the Long-spined Poverty Bush, casting a burgundy blush on the hills near Sliding Rock, Warraweena, in July.
Chenopods
Various forbs in the Chenopodiaceae family including Maireana and its more prickly cousin Scleroleana, growing radiantly in the clay soaks of the Copley Retention Dam inlet.
