Maireana cheelii

Maireana cheelii, common name - chariot wheels, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae,[3] native to Victoria, New South Wales,[1] and Queensland (where it is extinct).[4] It is found on seasonally wet, heavy loams and clay soils.[5]

Maireana cheelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Maireana
Species:
M. cheelii
Binomial name
Maireana cheelii
Synonyms[2]
  • Kochia cheelii R.H.Anderson

It was first described in 1934 by Robert Henry Anderson as Kochia cheelii,[2][6] but in 1975 Paul Wilson reassigned it to the genus, Maireana.[3][7]

It is a "vulnerable" species under the EPBC Act.[1][8] Threats to its current populations include: weed invasion, grazing by stock, roadworks, and recreational vehicle use[9]

References
  1. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Maireana cheelii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. "Maireana cheelii (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  3. "APNI - Maireana cheelii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/national-recovery-plan-chariot-wheels-maireana-cheelii
  5. "Flora of Victoria: Maireana cheelii". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  6. Anderson, R.H. (1934), Notes on Australian Chenopodiaceae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 59: 270, textfigs 3, 4
  7. P.G. Wilson (1975). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae)". Nuytsia. 2 (1): 20, Fig. 5 G-H, map 26. doi:10.58828/NUY00028. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730478.
  8. https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=8008
  9. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/maireana-cheelii.pdf


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