Ptilotus exaltatus
| Ptilotus exaltatus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. exaltatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus exaltatus (Nees) Benth. | |
Ptilotus exaltus var. exaltatus (also Pink Mulla Mulla)[1] is one of the largest mulla mullas. This ephemeral in a good season grows to 1.5m tall, though in poor years it may be only a few cm tall. There is a basal rosette of spathulate-oblanceolate smooth leaves up to 10 cm long, the stem leaves being shorter. The flower spikes are up to 10 cm long and 4 cm across with loosely hairy flowers. The species is widespread from the North-West coast of Australia east into the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and south-east to the eastern agricultural districts, Norseman and into South Australia.[2] One author has suggested that Ptilotus exaltatus be synonymised with Ptilotus nobilis.[3]
References
- ↑ Grieve, Brian J. (1998). How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers. Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 16. ISBN 1-875560-29-7.
- ↑ Erickson, Rica; A. S. George; N. G. Marchant; M. K. Morcombe (1982). Flowers & Plants of Western Australia. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd. p. 146. ISBN 9780589501167.
- ↑ Bean, A.R. (2008). "A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia" (PDF). Telopea. 12 (2): 227–50.
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