Erect Mallee Bluebush
Several Plants
Erect Mallee Bluebush
Summer Dried Leaves
| Erect Mallee Bluebush Several Plants | | Erect Mallee Bluebush Summer Dried Leaves | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes | |||
| Order: | Betalains (Caryophyllales) | ||||
| Family: | Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) | ||||
| Species: | Erect Mallee Bluebush (Maireana pentatropis) | ||||
| This Photo: | New Stem, Leaves & Flowers | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), 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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