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Maireana carnosa (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson
Cottony Bluebush

Reference
Nuytsia 2:30 (1975)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading to prostrate perennial, herb (with woody base), 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. white, Jun or Aug to Sep. Sand, clay, loam. Sub-saline to saline flats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Merredin, Rudall, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, East Pilbara, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Westonia, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.