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Synonyms: Kochia tomentosa F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Erect perennial to 1 m high; branches hairy.

Leaves semiterete, to 10 mm long, rounded at apex, loosely hairy.

Flowers solitary, bisexual. Fruiting perianth glabrous; tube cupular, often slightly restricted at apex, glossy, hardened; horizontal wing 8–11 mm diam., straw-coloured to brown when dry, veins faint, no radial slit. Uncommon.

Herbarium Sheet

Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: NFWP
Other Australian states: S.A.

AVH map***

The single subspecies in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW.

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.