Common name: Wingless Bluebush
Maireana enchylaenoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson APNI* Synonyms: Kochia crassiloba R.H.Anderson APNI*
Duriala villosa (F.Muell.) Ulbr. APNI*
Duriala crassiloba Beadle APNI*
Enchylaena villosa F.Muell. APNI*
Bassia enchylaenoides F.Muell. APNI*
Description: Low spreading perennial to 20 cm high.
Leaves narrow-oblong to narrow-elliptic, to 20 mm long, sparsely to densely hairy.
Flowers solitary, bisexual. Fruiting perianth c. 4 mm diam., sparsely and finely pubescent, drying black; wings 5, each imbricate, crescentic, and often inflated.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in various habitats.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A. S.A.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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