Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Sclerolaena stelligera
Common name
Star Copperburr, Starred Bluebush, Star-fruit Bassia, Star Bluebush
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, shrubland, grassy areas, disturbed sites, and seasonally inundated areas. Western Slopes.
Notes
Short lived perennial herb or shrub to about 0.5 m tall. Leaves fleshy. Branches densely white-cottony. Leaves scattered along the branches, 0.3-1.5 cm long, flattened cylindrical, hairy when young, becoming hairless with age. Flowers tiny (less than 3 mm in diameter), with 5 lobes, single. Burrs almost round, hairless to slightly hairy, with a crown of 10-12 teeth or small spines.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Sclerolaena~stelligera (accessed 6 February, 2021)
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