Ptilotus spathulatus

Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir. (pussy tails) is a species of perennial herbs in the genus Ptilotus, native to Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.[1][2] It is the only species of Ptilotus that occurs in Tasmania.[1][3]

Ptilotus spathulatus
Ptilotus spathulatus in Western Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. spathulatus
Binomial name
Ptilotus spathulatus
(R.Br.) Poir.
Synonyms

Trichinium spathulatum R.Br. Trichinium mucronatum Nees

References

  1. "Ptilotus spathulatus occurrences". Australia's Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium. 31 August 1999. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. Duretto, M.F.; Morris, D.I. (2011). "Amaranthaceae". Flora of Tasmania Online. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery: Hobart. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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