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 | |
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| Ptilotus spathulatus in Western Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. spathulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir.
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| Synonyms | |
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Trichinium spathulatum R.Br. Trichinium mucronatum Nees | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Ptilotus spathulatus occurrences". Australia's Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium. 31 August 1999. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Duretto, M.F.; Morris, D.I. (2011). "Amaranthaceae". Flora of Tasmania Online. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery: Hobart. Retrieved 31 January 2017.