Maireana decalvans

Maireana decalvans
	With bag for scale
	Sprig with seed cases
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Maireana
Species:	M. decalvans
Binomial name
	Maireana decalvans; (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson
Synonyms
	Enchylaena decalvans Gand.; Kochia tomentosa var. tenuifolia (F.Muell. ex Benth.) J.M.Black; Kochia villosa var. tenuifolia F.Muell. ex Benth.;

Maireana decalvans, the black cotton-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central and eastern Australia, and introduced to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[1]^[2] It is occasionally a pioneer species on disturbed ground, but typically grows in seasonally waterlogged soils.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Maireana decalvans (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 206.

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[POWO_166095-1-1] "Maireana decalvans (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[FoAv4p206-2] George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 206.

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