Bottle Bluebush

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Maireana excavata


Low perennial herb or sub-shrub with fleshy leaves with silky hairs, and fruits with a wide circular wing.


Details
Flora Type
Chenopods
Distinctive Features

Brownish or pinkish fruit with a wing of 10mm diameter, faintly veined, with a radial slit.

Biology

Perennial. Relatively widespread in the Riverina but threatened in Vic.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Flowers mainly in spring, fruits Sep-Dec