Biology:Maireana pentagona

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae

Maireana pentagona
Maireana pentagona.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Maireana
Species:
M. pentagona
Binomial name
Maireana pentagona
(R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson
Synonyms[1]
  • Chenolea pentagona (R.H.Anderson) Ewart
  • Kochia pentagona R.H.Anderson

Maireana pentagona, the hairy bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia (except the Northern Territory and Tasmania).[1][2] A prostrate or decumbent perennial, it typically grows in heavy soils.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15591307 entry