''Maireana '' is a

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of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

which are endemic to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''

Kochia ''Kochia'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a synonym of the genus ''Bassia'', which belongs to the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of family Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amarant ...

''. The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834.Fournier, Eugene, Rapport sur l'herbier de M. le Docteur E. Cosson. (1867

/ref>Moquin-Tandon, Alfred. Marcel Rolland(editor.) Un naturaliste à Paris sous Louis-Philippe: journal de voyage inédit (1834) 1944. The type species is ''

Maireana tomentosa ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

''. Species include: *''

Maireana amoena ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (Diels) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana aphylla ''Maireana aphylla'', also known as cotton bush or leafless bluebush, is a leafless (or almost leafless) shrub that is endemic to Australia. It is usually rounded in form and grows to around in height. The species occurs in all mainland state ...

'' (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson- Cotton bush or leafless bluebush *''

Maireana appressa ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana astrotricha'' (L.A.S.Johnson) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana atkinsiana ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (W.Fitzg.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana brevifolia'' (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson- Small-leaf bluebush *''

Maireana campanulata ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana cannonii'' (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana carnosa'' (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana cheelii'' (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana ciliata ''Maireana ciliata'', the fissure weed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It include ...

'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana convexa'' Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana coronata ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana decalvans'' (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana dichoptera ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana diffusa ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana enchylaenoides ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana eriantha ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana erioclada ''Maireana erioclada'', commonly known as the rosy bluebush, is a common shrub endemic to Australia, belonging to the genus ''Maireana''. Description ''Maireana erioclada'' is a perennial, bushy glaucous shrub that can grow between . to tall. ...

'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana eriosphaera ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana excavata ''Maireana excavata'', the bottle bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to southeastern Australia. A decumbent perennial with a substantial taproot, it is typically found growing in heavy soils. References ...

'' (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana georgei ''Maireana georgei'', commonly known as slit-wing bluebush or satiny bluebush, is a shrub species that is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the ...

'' (Diels) Paul G.Wilson- Slit-wing bluebush or satiny bluebush *''

Maireana glomerifolia ''Maireana glomerifolia'', the ball-leaf bluebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent ...

'' (F.Muell. & Tate) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana humillima ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana integra ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana lanosa'' (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana lobiflora'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana luehmannii'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana marginata'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana melanocarpa ''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 b ...

'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana melanocoma'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana microcarpa'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana microphylla'' (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana murrayana'' (Ewart & B.Rees) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana obrienii'' N.G.Walsh *'' Maireana oppositifolia'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana ovata'' (Ising) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana pentagona'' (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana pentatropis'' (Tate) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana planifolia'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana platycarpa'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana polypterygia'' (Diels) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana prosthecochaeta'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana pyramidata ''Maireana pyramidata'' (sago bush, black bluebush, shrubby bluebush) is a species of plant within the genus, ''Maireana'', in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Australia, and widespread throughout Australia in the inland, where it is ...

'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana radiata'' (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana rohrlachii'' (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana schistocarpa'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana sclerolaenoides'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana scleroptera'' (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana sedifolia ''Maireana sedifolia'', also known as the bluebush or pearl bluebrush is a compact shrub endemic to Australia, and found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory. It is used in pasture and as a ...

'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson- Pearl bluebush *''Maireana'' sp. Patience (C.P.Campbell 1052) WA Herbarium *''Maireana'' sp. Rainbow Valley (A91207) NT Herbarium *'' Maireana spongiocarpa'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana stipitata'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana suaedifolia'' (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson *''

Maireana thesioides ''Maireana thesioides'' (common name - Mulga blue-bush) is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, native to Western Australia. It was first described as ''Kochia thesioides'' by Charles Austin Gardner in 1941 or 1942, but was transferred to the ...

'' (C.A.Gardner) Paul G.Wilson *''

'' Moq. *'' Maireana trichoptera'' (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana triptera'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana turbinata'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana villosa'' (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson

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PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Genus ''Maireana''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q143122 Caryophyllales of Australia Amaranthaceae genera

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