Three-horned Saltbush,
Goat-head Soft-horns
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
Display IBRA region text
| Olary Spur (FLB03) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
| Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
| Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Near Threatened [limited to edge of ranges] |
| Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [(no records)] |
| St Vincent (EYB02) | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) (Probable Decline) |
| South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [probably undercollected; persists in drought] |
| Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) (Probable Decline) [limited habitat] |
| Braemer (MDD07) | | Least Concern |
| Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
| Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) [grazed ] |
| Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [grazed ] |
| Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) [grazed ] |
| Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [grazed ] |
| Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [grazed ] |
| Torrens (GAW06) | | Near Threatened [historically grazed] |
| Barrier Range (BHC01) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
| Barrier Range Outwash (BHC04) | | Least Concern |
| Bimbowrie (BHC05) | | Least Concern |
| Curnamona (BHC06) | | Least Concern |
| Dieri (SSD03) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
| Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | | Least Concern |
| Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
| Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern |
| Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern |
| Macumba (STP05) | | Least Concern |
| Witjira (STP06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range] |
| Baltana (STP07) | | Least Concern |
| Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Least Concern |
| Coongie (CHC06) | | Least Concern |
| 4 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
| St Vincent (EYB02) | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) (Probable Decline) |
| 3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Rare , Vulnerable |
| Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
| 6 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Near Threatened , Rare |
| 4 of 4 subregions | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
| 2 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
| 6 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
| 2 of 4 subregions | Channel Country | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 2
Prior names
Chenolea tricornis
Bassia tricornis
Common names
Three-horned Saltbush
Goat-head Soft-horns
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Murray
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
| Location | No. of seeds
(weight grams) | Number
of plants | Date
collected | Collection number
Collection location | Date
stored | % Viability | Storage
temperature | BGA
MSB | 4,400 (29.78 g)
4,400 (29.78 g) | 100+ | 22-Oct-2008 | MJT162
Eastern | 20-Jul-2009 | 95% | -18°C |
| BGA | 6,800 (53.92 g) | 50+ | 22-Oct-2016 | JRG526
Lake Eyre | 1-Nov-2017 | 75% | -18°C |
| BGA | 11,000 (31.28 g) | 50+ | 20-Sep-2016 | DJD3434
Lake Eyre | 1-Nov-2017 | 95% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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| Date | Result | T0 | T50 | Pre-treatment | Germination medium | Incubator: Photoperiod / Thermoperiod |
| May-17 | 33% | 7 | |
250 mg/L gibberellic acid for 24 h;
1% agar;
Incubated under winter conditions |
| May-17 | 22% | 7 | |
1% agar;
Incubated under winter conditions |
Result: Maximum percentage of germination observed.
T0: Number of days before first germinant observed.
T50: Number of days to achieve 50% germination.
Pre-treatment: The initial treatment that the seeds received prior to placement on germination media.
Germination medium: The substrate that seeds were placed on for the duration of the germination experiment.
Incubator conditions:
Photoperiod: The duration of light exposure that the seeds were subject to during a 24 hour period.
Thermoperiod: The constant or diurnal temperatures that seeds were subject to during a 24 hour period.
Winter conditions: 15°C 20 h (3am→11pm); 5°C 4 h (11pm→3am) / 10 h light (8am→6pm); 14 h dark (6pm→8am)
Spring/Autumn conditions: 22°C 12 h (8am→8pm); 10°C 12 h (8pm→8am) / 12 h light (8am→8pm); 12 h dark (8pm→8am)
Summer conditions: 30°C 14 h (6am→8pm); 15°C 10 h (8pm→6am) / 14 h light (6am→8pm); 10 h dark (8pm→6am)
