Common Name: Short-leaf Bluebush
Botanical Name: Maireana brevifolia
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE
Description:
Slender shrub to 1 m high often with reddish branches. Small, fleshy, club-shaped, 2-5 mm long. Small, inconspicuous flowers. 2 mm diameter surrounded by circular papery discs. Late summer to winter.
Slender shrub to 1 m high often with reddish branches. Small, fleshy, club-shaped, 2-5 mm long. Small, inconspicuous flowers. 2 mm diameter surrounded by circular papery discs. Late summer to winter.
Natural Distribution:
Common to floodplains, grasslands, mallee and northern arid areas in all mainland districts of SA. In all mainland States.
Common to floodplains, grasslands, mallee and northern arid areas in all mainland districts of SA. In all mainland States.
Notes:
Can be heavily grazed, leaving only sticks with a few leaves standing. Common coloniser of disturbed sites.
Can be heavily grazed, leaving only sticks with a few leaves standing. Common coloniser of disturbed sites.
