Uses: A hardy weed-suppressing ground cover, wind-break or low barrier. Controls foot traffic due to its prickly foliage. Requires well-drained soils.

Bird and lizard refuge. The seeds of this species have been found to be a food source of the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Growing these plants in small stands between open space will help encourage the return of this endangered native bird.

Note: Although this species is not classified under the Sewerage Act, it is recommended that it not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

  
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.