Short-leaf Bluebush

Maireana brevifolia

"Maireana brevifolia" is a shrub that is native to Australia and naturalised in South Africa, the Middle East and the Canary Islands. Common names in Australia include cotton bush, eastern cotton-bush, short-leaf bluebush, small-leaf bluebush and yanga bush.
Short-leaf bluebush - Maireana brevifolia Covered in early morning dew. Australia,Eamw flora,Fall,Ferries Mc Donald Cons Park,Geotagged,Maireana brevifolia

Naming

It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high. The flower-like fruits are up to 9 mm in diameter and comprise 5 paper-thin wings. It is one of the first species to appear in disturbed saline habitats.

It has been used as a dry-season fodder plant in South Africa and Namibia where it is known as Australian bluebush.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusMaireana
SpeciesM. brevifolia
Photographed in
Australia