Biology:Maireana brevifolia
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Short description: Species of plant
| Maireana brevifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Maireana |
| Species: | M. brevifolia
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| Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson
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Maireana brevifolia is a shrub that is native to Australia and naturalised in South Africa , the Middle East and the Canary Islands.[1] Common names in Australia include cotton bush, eastern cotton-bush, short-leaf bluebush, small-leaf bluebush and yanga bush.[2][3] It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high.[4] The flower-like fruits are up to 9 mm in diameter and comprise 5 paper-thin wings.[5] It is one of the first species to appear in disturbed saline habitats.[4]
It has been used as a dry-season fodder plant in South Africa [1] and Namibia where it is known as Australian bluebush.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. http://www.abcjournal.org/index.php/ABC/article/view/55.
- ↑ "Maireana brevifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Maireana+brevifolia. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Maireana brevifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Maireana~brevifolia. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Maireana brevifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2537.
- ↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
- ↑ Rothauge, Axel (25 February 2014). "Staying afloat during a drought". The Namibian. http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=9793&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q13541848 entry
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