Maireana trichoptera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Maireana |
Species: | M. trichoptera
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Binomial name | |
Maireana trichoptera | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Bassia dallachyana (Benth.) F.Muell. |
Maireana trichoptera is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, native to all mainland states and territories of Australia except Queensland.[1]
It was first described as Kochia excavata var. trichoptera by John McConnell Black in 1923,[2][3] but was transferred to the genus, Maireana in 1975 by Paul Graham Wilson.[2][4]