''Maireana sedifolia'', also known as the bluebush or pearl bluebrush is a compact shrub
endemic to
Australia
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, and found in
New South Wales,
Victoria,
South Australia,
Western Australia, and the
Northern Territory.
It is used in pasture and as a garden plant where it is popular due to its distinctive grey foliage.
It was first described in 1855 by
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...
as ''Kochia sedifolia'',
[ but was reassigned to the genus, '' Maireana,'' by Paul Wilson in 1975.][
]
References
External links
''Maireana sedifolia'' Occurrence data from The Australasian Virtual Herbarium
sedifolia
Flora of the Northern Territory
Flora of South Australia
Flora of Victoria (Australia)
Eudicots of Western Australia
Caryophyllales of Australia
Garden plants of Australia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
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