Genus: Maireana
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> Core Eudicots
> Order: Caryophyllales > Family:
Amaranthaceae
About 57 species, endemic to Australia. Three species are
cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Maireana decalvans (Black cotton
bush)
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Maireana pentagona (Hairy
bluebush)
Native to southeastern Australia. |
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Maireana trichoptera
Native to Australia. |
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