Maireana cheelii, common name - chariot wheels, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae,[3] native to Victoria, New South Wales,[1] and Queensland (where it is extinct).[4] It is found on seasonally wet, heavy loams and clay soils.[5]

Maireana cheelii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Maireana
Species:
M. cheelii
Binomial name
Maireana cheelii
Synonyms[2]
  • Kochia cheelii R.H.Anderson

It was first described in 1934 by Robert Henry Anderson as Kochia cheelii,[2][6] but in 1975 Paul Wilson reassigned it to the genus, Maireana.[3][7]

It is a "vulnerable" species under the EPBC Act.[1][8] Threats to its current populations include: weed invasion, grazing by stock, roadworks, and recreational vehicle use.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Maireana cheelii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Maireana cheelii (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "APNI - Maireana cheelii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ "National recovery plan for the Chariot Wheels (Maireana cheelii)". DCCEEW. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Flora of Victoria: Maireana cheelii". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, R.H. (1934), Notes on Australian Chenopodiaceae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 59: 270, textfigs 3, 4
  7. ^ P.G. Wilson (1975). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae)". Nuytsia. 2 (1): 20, Fig. 5 G-H, map 26. doi:10.58828/NUY00028. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730478.
  8. ^ "Maireana cheelii". jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Department of the Environment. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ Jaimie Mavromihalis. "National Recovery Plan for the Chariot Wheels Maireana cheelii" (PDF). DCCEEW. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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