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Maireana pyramidata
Also called Sago Bush, Shrubby Bluebush, Sagobush
Black bluebush is a compact, dense, stiffly branched Australian shrub of arid and saline country, usually 0.3 to 1.5 m tall. It is a drought-hardy plant best grown in full sun with sharply drained, alkaline or saline-tolerant soil and very little water.
Maireana pyramidata (sago bush, black bluebush, shrubby bluebush) is a species of flowering plant in family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia, where it is found in all mainland states and the Northern Territory. It is a compact, dense, stiffly branched shrub with hairy, spreading leaves, mostly unisexual flowers and a pale brown to black fruiting perianth with a papery wing.
Sago bush is widespread in drier areas of Australia, growing on calcareous soils, saline flats, salt lakes and on areas usually prone to flooding.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maireana pyramidata 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.
