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Sclerolaena parviflora
Small-flower bindyi is a low, spreading perennial saltbush native to arid and semi-arid Australia, found in every mainland state and territory. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant suited to dry, open ground rather than typical garden conditions.
Sclerolaena parviflora (common names - Mallee copper burr, Small-flower saltbush) is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, found in every mainland state and territory of Australia. It was first described in 1923 by Robert Henry Anderson as Bassia parviflora, but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1978 by Andrew John Scott.
It is found in the central and southern areas of Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sclerolaena parviflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
