Maireana pyramidata (sago bush, black bluebush, shrubby bluebush) is a species of flowering plant in family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia, where it is found in all mainland states and the Northern Territory. It is a compact, dense, stiffly branched shrub with hairy, spreading leaves, mostly unisexual flowers and a pale brown to black fruiting perianth with a papery wing.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Black 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 pyramidata
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