Black Cotton Bush
Maireana decalvans
Tufted to bushy shrub to 1 m high. Branches slender, woolly when leaves join, with leaves to 10mm that are narrow to club-shaped, often blue-green, round cross-section, succulent. Single greenish flowers are minute.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Chenopods |
| Former Scientific Name | Kochia villosa |
| Other Common Names | Common Bluebush |
| Distinctive Features | Fruit a flattened disc usually drying dark brown to black with horizontal wing c. 8 mm diameter with fine pale brown veins and a radial slit. |
| Biology | Perennial. Found on heavy seasonally waterlogged soils. Widespread, colonising species. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Fruits Nov-May |