Erect Mallee Bluebush
New Stem, Leaves & Flowers
Radiate Bluebush
Whole
| Erect Mallee Bluebush New Stem, Leaves & Flowers | | Radiate Bluebush Whole | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes | |||
| Order: | Betalains (Caryophyllales) | ||||
| Family: | Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) | ||||
| Species: | Erect Mallee Bluebush (Maireana pentatropis) | ||||
| This Photo: | Summer Dried Leaves | ||||
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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