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

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  1. ^ a b "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.