Maireana pentagona

Maireana pentagona, the hairy bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia (except the Northern Territory and Tasmania).[1][2] A prostrate or decumbent perennial, it typically grows in heavy soils.[2]

Maireana pentagona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Maireana
Species:
M. pentagona
Binomial name
Maireana pentagona
Synonyms[1]
  • Chenolea pentagona (R.H.Anderson) Ewart
  • Kochia pentagona R.H.Anderson

References
  1. "Maireana pentagona (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 192.


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