Maireana ovata (Ising) Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Maireana

Characteristics

Small densely branched shrub to 30 cm. Branches densely woolly. Leaves small, alternate, sessile, erect or appressed, narrowly ovate to broadly triangular, 2–5 mm long, loosely woolly. Flowers solitary, bisexual. Fruiting perianth small, pale gold when dry, glabrous except woolly upper perianth; tube hemispherical, 1 mm high, 1.5 mm diam., woody, smooth except radicular ridge; wing simple, entire, with no radicular slit, horizontal, usually 4–6 mm diam., translucent; upper perianth woody, shortly woolly.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows onsandy rises and eroded slopes of stony hills.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Maireana ovata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166117-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295189
COL ID 3XJM2
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Synonyms

Maireana ovata Kochia ovata