Maireana triptera, commonly known as three-wing bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to mainland Australia. It is a glaucous, compact perennial shrub with mostly glabrous branchlets, fleshy semiterete leaves, mostly bisexual flowers arranged singly, and a glabrous fruiting perianth with five vertical wings fused to a horizontal wing.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Three-wing bluebush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Maireana
- Species
- Maireana triptera
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