Maireana brevifolia
| Maireana brevifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Camphorosmoideae |
| Genus: | Maireana |
| Species: | M. brevifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| 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][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 2 L. Mucina, D. A. Snijman; Snijman (2011). "Maireana brevifolia (Chenopodiaceae: Camphorosmeae), a new naturalized alien plant species in South Africa". Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation. 41 (2): 235–238. doi:10.4102/abc.v41i2.55.
- 1 2 "Maireana brevifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Maireana brevifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Maireana brevifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ 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.
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