| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trichinium spathulatum R.Br. Trichinium mucronatum Nees | |
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. It is the only species of Ptilotus that occurs in Tasmania.
References
- ^ "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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ptilotus spathulatus |
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| Trichinium spathulatum | |