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Maireana convexa Paul G.Wilson
Mulga Bluebush

Reference
Nuytsia 2:34 (1975)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Open, divaricately branched shrub, 0.4-2 m high. Red sand, sandy clay, loam, non-saline.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Tallering, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Cue, Greater Geraldton, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Northampton, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yalgoo.