Rohrlach's Bluebush
Fruit, back
Rohrlach's Bluebush
Fruit, slit in wing
| Rohrlach's Bluebush Fruit, back | | Rohrlach's Bluebush Fruit, slit in wing | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Betalains (Caryophyllales) | ||||
| Family: | Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Rohrlach's Bluebush (Maireana rohrlachii) | ||||
| This Photo: | Fruit, transluscent wing | ||||
Thank you Dr Kym Nicolson for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere Probably one of the most beautiful bluebush fruits. The fruit wings are curved and have deep red edges, going to shiny copper centres. The wing is one piece with a single slit, which is hard to spot. The centre fleshy part of the fruit is green and cone shaped on the back. The stems are hairy, and leaves typical of Maireana; succulent green with red tinges. We confused these for a while with M brevifolia, as they can have a bit of a red ring. But closer inspection shows the single wing vs 5 for M brevifolia. The plant is similar though (well that's our excuse & we're sticking to it without the red stems. | |||||
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