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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Maireana |
| Species: | M. cheelii
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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
edit- ^ a b c "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Maireana cheelii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Maireana cheelii (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ a b "APNI - Maireana cheelii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "National recovery plan for the Chariot Wheels (Maireana cheelii)". DCCEEW. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Flora of Victoria: Maireana cheelii". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Anderson, R.H. (1934), Notes on Australian Chenopodiaceae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 59: 270, textfigs 3, 4
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maireana cheelii". jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Department of the Environment. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Jaimie Mavromihalis. "National Recovery Plan for the Chariot Wheels Maireana cheelii" (PDF). DCCEEW. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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