Maireana oppositifolia

Fairly dense, much-branched shrub to c. 80 cm high and diam.; younger branches closely covered with short woolly hairs. Leaves opposite or subopposite, ovate, mostly 2–3 mm long, broadly keeled on lower surface, flat or concave above, covered in short, white, silky hairs when young, but becoming glabrous. Flowers bisexual, pubescent on perianth lobes, otherwise glabrous. Fruiting perianth c. 7 mm diam., flat or convex at apex; tube 1.5–2 mm diam., thin-walled, obconical, not or barely ribbed below wings; wings 5, 3 spreading c. horizontally, 2 smaller and suberect, all fan-shaped, papery and dark-veined; radicular slit not apparent. Fruits mainly Feb.–Mar.