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Maireana brevifolia

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Species of plant

Maireana brevifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Maireana
Species: M. brevifolia
Binomial name
Maireana brevifolia
(R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson
Synonyms
  • Enchylaena tamariscina (Lindl.) Druce
  • Kochia brevifolia R.Br
  • Kochia tamariscina (Lindl.) J.M.Black

Maireana brevifolia is a shrub that is native to Australia and naturalised in South Africa, the Middle East and the Canary Islands. Common names in Australia include cotton bush, eastern cotton-bush, short-leaf bluebush, small-leaf bluebush and yanga bush. It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high. The flower-like fruits are up to 9 mm in diameter and comprise 5 paper-thin wings. It is one of the first species to appear in disturbed saline habitats.

It has been used as a dry-season fodder plant in South Africa and Namibia where it is known as Australian bluebush.

References

  1. ^ L. Mucina, D. A. Snijman; Snijman (2011). "Maireana brevifolia (Chenopodiaceae: Camphorosmeae), a new naturalized alien plant species in South Africa". Bothalia - African Biodiversity and Conservation. 41 (2): 235–238. doi:10.4102/abc.v41i2.55.
  2. "Maireana brevifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. "Maireana brevifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Maireana brevifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  6. Rothauge, Axel (25 February 2014). "Staying afloat during a drought". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Maireana brevifolia
Kochia brevifolia
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