Common Name: Rosy Bluebush
Botanical Name: Maireana erioclada
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE
Description:
Low shrub to 60 cm high. Small, fleshy, rounded, crowded, to 1 cm long. Small, inconspicuous flowers. Surrounded by red, thin papery discs. Winter to spring.
Low shrub to 60 cm high. Small, fleshy, rounded, crowded, to 1 cm long. Small, inconspicuous flowers. Surrounded by red, thin papery discs. Winter to spring.
Natural Distribution:
Common to mallee and northern arid areas in most mainland agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in WA, NSW and Vic.
Common to mallee and northern arid areas in most mainland agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in WA, NSW and Vic.
Notes:
Recorded as rare in the Southern Lofty region.
Recorded as rare in the Southern Lofty region.
