Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Maireana sedifolia
Pearl Bluebush
Other Names: Dense Bluebush, Hoary Bluebush, Pearlbush
Regional Subspecies:
n/a
HABIT:
Dense, whitish-blue perennial shrub growing up to 1 m high. Its branches are woolly and woody, and it has stalkless, fleshy, and narrowly obovoid leaves. The fruit tube is hemispherical to top-shaped and turns straw-coloured or pale brown when dry. It flowers from December to February.
HABITAT & SITE PREFERENCE:
Found in sandy or loamy textured red-brown soils with limestone present. Prefers 300 to 400 mm rainfall in the Riverina region.
SEED COLLECTION & PROPAGATION:
Collect seed from Dec-Apr. Drought resistant.
VALUES & USES:
Under certain conditions, it may be poisonous to stock.