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Sclerolaena patenticuspis (R.H.Anderson) Ulbr.
Spear-fruit Saltbush

Reference
Engler & Prantl, Nat.Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] Ed.2, 16c:534 (1934)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to spreading perennial, herb, 0.05-0.3 m high. Sandy clay, clay or loam over limestone. Semi-saline flats or clay depressions, limestone plains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 October 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Hampton, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Nullarbor Plain, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Cue, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.