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Maireana carnosa

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Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae

Maireana carnosa
Inflorescences and seedheads are cottony
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Maireana
Species: M. carnosa
Binomial name
Maireana carnosa
(Moq.) Paul G.Wilson
Synonyms
List
    • Bassia carnosa (Moq.) F.Muell.
    • Bassia lanuginosa C.T.White
    • Chenolea carnosa Benth.
    • Echinopsilon carnosus Moq.
    • Kochia carnosa (Moq.) R.H.Anderson
    • Trichinium carnosum Moq. ex Benth.

Maireana carnosa, the cottony bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to western and central Australia. It is typically found growing in heavy soil, often on the verges of salt lakes.

References

  1. ^ "Maireana carnosa (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 193.
Taxon identifiers
Maireana carnosa
Echinopsilon carnosus


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