Spike Bluebush,
Hairy-fruit Bluebush
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Fleurieu (KAN02) | Kanmantoo | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range; prob stable] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii); D2) (Probable Decline) [on steep cliffs on coast] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Least Concern |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Least Concern |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern [edge of range] |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Least Concern |
Braemer (MDD07) | | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Least Concern |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Least Concern |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern |
Commonwealth Hill (GAW08) | | Least Concern |
Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern |
Kintore (GVD04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | | Least Concern |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | | Least Concern |
Nullarbor Plain (NUL02) | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Yalata (NUL03) | | Least Concern |
Hampton (HAM01) | Hampton | Least Concern |
Barrier Range (BHC01) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | | Least Concern |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range] |
Baltana (STP07) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range] |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Everard Block (CER03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern |
Pedirka (FIN04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | Kanmantoo | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range; prob stable] |
6 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Vulnerable |
5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
7 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Rare |
4 of 4 subregions | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 3 subregions | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Hampton (HAM01) | Hampton | Least Concern |
3 of 4 subregions | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
4 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 3 subregions | Central Ranges | Rare |
2 of 2 subregions | Finke | Least Concern , Rare |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 4
Prior names
Kochia excavata var. trichoptera
Common names
Spike Bluebush
Hairy-fruit Bluebush
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 4,500 (26.1 g) 4,500 (26.1 g) | 50+ | 7-Sep-2016 | JRG425 Nullarbor | 1-Nov-2017 | 85% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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