Short-leaf Bluebush Supported by a log | Short-leaf Bluebush New Branch Forming | |||||
Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | ||||
Order: | Betalains (Caryophyllales) | ||||
Family: | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Short-leaf Bluebush (Maireana brevifolia) | ||||
This Photo: | Structure / Green Head | ||||
Synonyms: | Enchylaena tamariscina, Kochia brevifolia or Kochia tamariscina | ||||
Other names: | Cottonbush, Small Leaf Bluebush or Yanga Bush | ||||
Thank you Dr Kym Nicolson for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere On the whole a very straggly plant. But the prominent green heads / tops, with red branches are quite pretty. Flowers are almost invisible. Like most Maireana's; the fruit looks more like a flower and is quite beautiful. The new fruits have a beautiful red edge to the wings. | |||||
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