Amaranthaceae
Maireana georgei (Diels) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana georgei (Diels) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana georgei, slit-wing bluebush, is an Australian succulent shrub that fruits from September to October.
Maireana pentatropis (Tate) P.G.Wilson
Maireana pentatropis (Tate) P.G.Wilson
Maireana pentatropis (erect mallee bluebush) is a small perennial Australian shrub found in mallee communities.
Maireana decalvans (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana decalvans (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana decalvans, or black cottonbush, is a bushy perennial shrub native to inland eastern Australia, also naturalised in South Africa.
Maireana pyramidata (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana pyramidata (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana pyramidata, or sago bush, is a small Australian shrub widespread across the continent's drier regions.
Maireana trichoptera (Black) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana trichoptera (Black) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana trichoptera is an erect perennial woolly-haired Australian shrub found across multiple southern and temperate Australian states and territories.
Maireana aphylla (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana aphylla (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana aphylla, or cotton bush, is a spiny branched Australian shrub found across most mainland Australian regions.
Maireana oppositifolia (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana oppositifolia (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana oppositifolia, or heathy bluebush, is a compact branched shrub native to inland southern Australia.
Maireana triptera (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana triptera (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana triptera is a glaucous perennial Australian shrub that commonly grows in sandy mallee soils across mainland Australia.
Sclerolaena diacantha (Nees) Benth.
Sclerolaena diacantha (Nees) Benth.
Sclerolaena diacantha (grey copperburr) is an Australian amaranth, a widespread 30cm-tall perennial rounded subshrub.
Sclerolaena birchii (F.Muell.) Domin
Sclerolaena birchii (F.Muell.) Domin
Sclerolaena birchii, or galvanised burr, is an Australian spiny shrub found in inland eastern states with varying conservation statuses.
Sclerolaena muricata (Moq.) Domin
Sclerolaena muricata (Moq.) Domin
Black rolypoly, Sclerolaena muricata, is a native perennial shrub from eastern and central Australia.
Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl.
Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl.
Sclerolaena bicornis Lindl. is a branched woolly shrub up to 50 cm tall with solitary flowers, described with detailed structural features.
Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Sclerolaena lanicuspis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Sclerolaena lanicuspis (spinach-burr/copper-burr) is a woody perennial flowering plant in Amaranthaceae, native to mainland Australia.
Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott
Sclerolaena parviflora (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott
Sclerolaena parviflora is a flowering amaranth found in central and southern mainland Australia, first described in 1923 and reclassified in 1978.
Dissocarpus paradoxus (R.Br.) Ulbr.
Dissocarpus paradoxus (R.Br.) Ulbr.
Dissocarpus paradoxus is a short-lived chenopod shrub adapted to saline, alkaline soils, found in Australian woodland communities.
Neokochia americana (S.Watson) G.L.Chu & S.C.Sand.
Neokochia americana (S.Watson) G.L.Chu & S.C.Sand.
Neokochia americana is a dwarf shrub native to dry, alkaline areas of the western U.S. related to N. californica.
Maireana sclerolaenoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana sclerolaenoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
Maireana sclerolaenoides is a woolly-branched plant with 5-lobed perianths, spiny fruiting structures, and horizontal seeds.
Corispermum pallasii Steven
Corispermum pallasii Steven
Pallas bugseed (Corispermum pallasii Steven) is a branched sandy-soil herb native to Siberia, naturalized in Europe, North America.
Corispermum hyssopifolium L.
Corispermum hyssopifolium L.
Corispermum hyssopifolium is an annual amaranth found in Europe and western North America, with prehistoric use of its edible seeds.
Nitrophila occidentalis (Moq.) S.Watson
Nitrophila occidentalis (Moq.) S.Watson
Nitrophila occidentalis, commonly boraxweed, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering amaranth native to western US and northern Mexico.
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.
Salicornia bigelovii, a halophytic salt-tolerant annual, is studied for its potential as an oil, forage, and biofuel crop.
Salicornia rubra A.Nelson
Salicornia rubra A.Nelson
Salicornia rubra is a salt-tolerant halophytic flowering plant in Amaranthaceae native to cold/high North American areas.
Salicornia perennis Mill.
Salicornia perennis Mill.
Salicornia perennis is a halophytic perennial amaranth with a widespread patchy coastal distribution that flowers July–October.
Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
Salicornia fruticosa is a halophytic glasswort native to parts of Europe, Africa and Asia, the origin of the word alkali.
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