![]() | Rosy Bluebush Mass of fruit | Erect Mallee Bluebush New Stem, Leaves & Flowers | ![]() | |||
Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes | ||||
Order: | Betalains (Caryophyllales) | ||||
Family: | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) | ||||
Species: | Erect Mallee Bluebush (Maireana pentatropis) | ||||
This Photo: | Several Plants | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere Small, cylindrical, succulent, green leaves on long woody buff stems. Flowers are tiny white at the base of the leaves on the stem. In summer the plant takes nutrients from the leaves, leaving the leaves to shrivel up into black husk. | |||||
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