Common Name: Bottle Bluebush
Botanical Name: Maireana excavata
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE
Description:
Low, perennial herb to 20 cm high. Hairy, fleshy, bluish-coloured. Inconspicuous flowers. Noticeable, circular, pale yellow wing around fruit. Any time of the year.
Low, perennial herb to 20 cm high. Hairy, fleshy, bluish-coloured. Inconspicuous flowers. Noticeable, circular, pale yellow wing around fruit. Any time of the year.
Natural Distribution:
Not common but found in grasslands and woodlands.
Not common but found in grasslands and woodlands.
Notes:
Although rare, can sometimes be seen in large numbers in ungrazed areas.
Although rare, can sometimes be seen in large numbers in ungrazed areas.
