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

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Maireana

Characteristics

Openly-branched shrub to 1 m high. Branches slender, closely woolly. Leaves alternate, flattened, narrowly obovate to obovate, obtuse, mostly 8–15 mm long, sparsely to densely appressed-pubescent. Flowers solitary or paired (normally only one maturing), bisexual. Fruiting perianth straw-coloured to pale brown when dry; tube broadly turbinate, smooth or faintly ribbed, thin-walled, glabrous; wing horizontal (never infolded when young), simple with a single radial (radicular) slit, 10–14 mm diam., translucent; upper perianth flat, shortly woolly all over.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Occurs on the rocky slopes ofhills, in sand, and in mulga scrub.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Maireana planifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166120-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295199
COL ID 3XJM5
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Synonyms

Kochia planifolia Maireana planifolia Kochia tomentosa var. platyphylla