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Maireana prosthecochaeta (Maireana prosthecochaeta)

Description

Maireana-is a-genus-of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family-Amaranthaceae-which are endemic to-Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus-Kochia. The generic name is derived from the 19th century French botanist-Charles Antoine Lemaire.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Amaranthaceae

              • Genus: Maireana