Maireana enchylaenoides
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| Maireana enchylaenoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Maireana |
| Species: | M. enchylaenoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Maireana enchylaenoides | |
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Maireana enchylaenoides, commonly known as wingless bluebush or wingless fissure-weed,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a perennial herb with scattered, slightly fleshy, narrowly oblong leaves, bisexual flowers arranged singly, and a fruiting perianth with a thin-walled tube with 5 leathery wings.
Maireana enchylaenoides is a low-lying or weakly erect perennial plant that grows to a height of up to 30 cm (12 in). Its branches are about 30 cm (12 in) long and covered with soft hairs. Its leaves are linear to narrowly egg-shaped, 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long, and covered with soft or silky hairs. The flowers are bisexual and arranged singly in leaf axils. The fruiting perianth is thin-walled, about 3 mm (0.12 in) in diameter, with 5 leathery wings about 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.[2][3][4][5][6]