Maireana astrotricha, commonly known as low bluebush, southern bluebush, or grey bluebush, is a widely branched, perennial plant with fleshy leaves, male, female or bisexual flowers and a winged fruiting perianth, and is usually found growing in open habitats, typically in gravelly, well-drained soils, in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Low 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.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Maireana
- Species
- Maireana astrotricha
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