Ptilotus schwartzii is a grass-like plant in the Amaranthaceae family.[1]
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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. schwartzii
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| Ptilotus schwartzii | |
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Ptilotus fraseri var. schwartzii F.Muell. | |
Distribution edit
Ptilotus scwartzii is endemic to Australia and found in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[4]
Description edit
It is perennial herb, which grows from 0.2 to 1 m high, on sand or sandy clay. Its stems are slender, wiry and a dull blue-green in colour. It flowers from March to October with white- pink-purple flowers. It is found near streams on sandplains.[5]
Taxonomy edit
It was first described in 1888 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Ptilotus fraseri var. schwartzii, who described it from a specimen collected near the McDonnell Ranges by the Reverend Mr Schwartz[1][6] Ralph Tate raised it to species rank in his 1989 census, with it thereby becoming Ptilotus schwartzii.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ptilotus schwartzii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b Tate, R. (1889). "A Census of the indigenous flowering plants and vascular cryptogams of extra-tropical South Australia". Transactions, Proceedings and Report, Royal Society of South Australia. 12: 82.
- ^ "Ptilotus schwartzii (F.Muell.) Tate | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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- ^ "Ptilotus schwartzii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888). "Descriptions of two hitherto unrecorded west Australian plants". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Series 2. 3: 163.