| Erect mallee bluebush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Maireana |
| Species: | M. pentatropis |
| Binomial name | |
| Maireana pentatropis | |
Maireana pentatropis commonly known as erect mallee bluebush, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Chenopodiaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small upright shrub with greyish woolly branches and fleshy alternate leaves.