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Bluebush

Maireana

Bluebush
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial

About

Maireana is a genus of around 58 species of flowering plants commonly known as bluebushes, in the family Amaranthaceae that are endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Maireana are herbaceous to woody perennial plants or small shrubs with often fleshy or succulent leaves, sessile flowers with five petals and five stamens, and the fruit is a utricle containing a single seed.

Where it grows

Species of Maireana, known as bluebushes, are found in all mainland states of Australia.

Other Maireana plants

Bluebush · Maireana amoena · Cottonbush · Grey Bluebush · Low Bluebush · Maireana atkinsiana · Eastern Cottonbush · Maireana campanulata · Maireana cannonii · Cottony Bluebush · Maireana cheelii · Fissure Weed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maireana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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