Maireana carnosa | |
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Inflorescences and seedheads are cottony | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Maireana |
Species: | M. carnosa
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Binomial name | |
Maireana carnosa | |
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Maireana carnosa, the cottony bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to western and central Australia.[1][2] It is typically found growing in heavy soil, often on the verges of salt lakes.[2]