Maireana sedifolia, also known as pearl bluebush, pearl saltbush, hoary bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to arid parts of inland Australia. It is a compact, widely branching shrub with fleshy, narrowly egg-shaped leaves, pairs of densely woolly bisexual flowers, and a firm, thin-walled fruiting perianth with a papery, horizontal wing.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pearl 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 sedifolia
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