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Maireana humillima is a low, spreading perennial shrublet from eastern Australia, grown mainly as a native or dryland ground cover. It suits full sun and well-drained soil, and it tolerates dry conditions.
Maireana humillima is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a low, spreading perennial plant with hairy branches, narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, bisexual flowers arranged singly, and a glabrous fruiting perianth with a simple, circular wing that is woolly on its upper surface.
This species of Maireana usually grows in heavy soil and is found in Queensland, and the western slopes and plains of New South Wales to southern Victoria.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maireana humillima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
