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 edit

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