Top-fruit Bluebush
Drying Fruit Fallen Off
Ruby Bluebush
Habit & Multiple Fruits
| Top-fruit Bluebush Drying Fruit Fallen Off | | Ruby Bluebush Habit & Multiple Fruits | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Betalains (Caryophyllales) | ||||
| Family: | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Ruby Bluebush (Maireana turbinata x Enchylaena tomentosa) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍Whole🔎 | ||||
Thank you Karen Weaving for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere A known natural cross between Maireana turbinata & Enchylaena tomentosa. Under the Maireana genus due to it's winged fruit. Very similar to Maireana turbinata (of course) and on Ellura seems healthier/happier/more robust. Has a partial wing slit, and the edges are quite scaloped. Not to be confused with Maireana tomentosa; yet another species. | |||||
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