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"Sean A. O'Hara"  <sean.ohara@ucop.edu> wrote:

>In Article Need info on Maireana sedifolia
>, Ian Redpath <iredpath@onaustralia.com.au> wrote:
>> Need info on Maireana sedifolia for friend doing a horticultural course. 
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>I found some references to this species in my home built plant database,
>but I do not find many notes about it (othe rthan it is sort of like a
>tall version of Santolina chamaecyparissus).
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Hi Sean.

IMO, M. sedifolia (Pearl Bluebush) has only a superficial resemblance to
S. chamaecyparissus, if at all. The greatest similarity is probably in the
blue-grey coloration from the woolly covering of the stems and flowers.
The "bluebushes" of the genus Maireana belong to the family
Chenopodiaceae, whereas Santolina is in the family Asteraceae. The leaves
of M. sedifolia are short (a few mm) and fleshy, entire, egg-shaped; the
flowers are light-brown (straw) coloured. I hope this helps.

Cheers, Alex
Perth, Western Australia