Maireana integra (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson APNI* Synonyms: Kochia integra Paul G.Wilson APNI*
Description: Erect perennial to 1 m high, dioecious; branches hairy.
Leaves semiterete, to 15 mm long, hairy, ± succulent.
Flowers solitary, unisexual. Fruiting perianth pale to dark brown when dry; tube glabrous, hemispherical; horizontal wing c. 10 mm diam., with indistinct venation; radial slit mostly absent, less commonly present. Well-drained sandy or loamy plains.
Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: W.A. S.A. N.T.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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