Uses: As an understorey plant for mixed beds and rockeries. Requires well-drained soils. Bird and insect attracting, habitat refuge for lizards and small mammals. Prickly foliage.
Cultural use: Aborigines ate flowers and fruits for fragrant nectar.

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

:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.