Maireana oppositifolia, commonly known as heathy bluebush is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to the south of continental Australia. It is a compact, usually dioecious shrub with woolly branches when young, narrowly egg-shaped leaves usually arranged in opposite pairs, flowers arranged singly, and a glabrous, thin-walled fruiting perianth with a fan-shaped, prominently-veined wing.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Heathy 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 oppositifolia
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