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Sclerolaena muricata
Also called Five Spined Bassia, Black Roly Poly, Five Spine Bassia, Five Spine Saltbush, Prickly Roly Poly, Roly Poly
Black rolypoly is a low, spiny perennial shrub from the dry interior and east of Australia, known for its dark, spiny seed structures. It needs full sun, good drainage and little water once established.
Sclerolaena muricata, commonly known as black rolypoly, is a perennial shrub native to eastern and central Australia.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
