Maireana luehmannii (F.Muell.) Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Maireana

Characteristics

Woody divaricately branched perennial to 40 cm. Branchlets woolly when young. Leaves alternate, fleshy, obovoid, c. 5 mm long, shortly sericeous, narrowed to a petiole-like base. Flowers paired, bisexual. Fruiting perianth flattened, appressed to axis; attachment broad and flat; tube short, convex, 10-ribbed; wings 5, woody, 2–3 mm long, often irregularly curved, each ± divided into 2 or more spiny lobes; upper perianth flat.
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Grows around salt lakes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Maireana luehmannii unspecified picture

Distribution

Maireana luehmannii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166109-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295095
COL ID 3XJLR
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Synonyms

Maireana luehmannii