Maireana scleroptera is native to the Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia.
A prostrate to erect perennial, with a woody base, that can grow to about 30 cm high. The branches are slender and woolly in appearance, with leaves alternate, narrow-oblong to narrow-obovate. The leaf is 5-20 mm long and are silky to almost glabrous. The flowers are paired and densely woolly in appearance.
The genus Maireana is a group of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae that are endemic to Australia. The species were formerly classified within the genus Kochia.
Maireana scleroptera 
Maireana scleroptera 
Maireana scleroptera 
Maireana scleroptera 
Maireana scleroptera 
Maireana scleroptera 
Maireana scleroptera
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- Family: Amaranthaceae
- Subfamily: Camphorosmoideae
- Tribe: Camphorosmeae
- Genus: Maireana
- Species: M scleroptera
- Binomial name: Maireana scleroptera