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| Maireana trichoptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Maireana |
| Species: | M. trichoptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Maireana trichoptera (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bassia dallachyana (Benth.) F.Muell. | |
Maireana trichoptera is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, native to all mainland states and territories of Australia except Queensland.[1]
It was first described as Kochia excavata var. trichoptera by John McConnell Black in 1923,[2][3] but was transferred to the genus, Maireana in 1975 by Paul Graham Wilson.[2][4]