Ptilotus auriculifolius is an herb in the Amaranthaceae family.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. auriculifolius
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| Ptilotus auriculifolius | |
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Ptilotus siphonandrus (Diels) Schinz | |
Distribution edit
Ptilotus auriculifolius is found only in Western Australia,[3][5] in Beard's Eremaean Province, that is, in the IBRA regions of Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, and the Pilbara.[4]
Taxonomy edit
It was first described in 1849 by Alfred Moquin-Tandon as Trichinium auriculifolium,[1][6] but was redescribed in 1882 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ptilotus auriculifolius". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882). Systematic Census of Australian Plants. p. 28.
- ^ a b "Ptilotus auriculifolius (Moq.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Ptilotus auriculifolius". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Ptilotus auriculifolius occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- ^ Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. (1849). de Candolle, A.L.P.P. (ed.). "Amarantaceae". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 13 (2): 287.