Amaranthaceae

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Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus spathulatus is a Tasmanian-native perennial pussy tail herb, the only Ptilotus in Tasmania.

Ptilotus drummondii (Moq.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus drummondii (Moq.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus drummondii (Moq.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus drummondii is a pink-flowering perennial herb widely distributed across many bioregions of Western Australia.

Ptilotus macrocephalus (R.Br.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus macrocephalus (R.Br.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus macrocephalus (R.Br.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus macrocephalus, or green pussytails, is a perennial herb native to south-eastern Australia, likely pollinated by nocturnal moths.

Ptilotus helipteroides (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus helipteroides (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus helipteroides (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus helipteroides is an annual herb widespread across arid Australia, growing in red stony sand and sandy loam.

Ptilotus schwartzii Tate

Ptilotus schwartzii Tate

Ptilotus schwartzii Tate

Ptilotus schwartzii Tate is a perennial herb endemic to Australia that grows to 0.2-1 m tall and flowers March to October.

Ptilotus fusiformis (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus fusiformis (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus fusiformis (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus fusiformis is an Australian herbaceous plant with cylindrical flower spikes, growing in northern Australia in sandy or loamy soils.

Ptilotus calostachyus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus calostachyus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus calostachyus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Ptilotus calostachyus is an erect perennial herb or shrub native to inland northern Australia that flowers from March to October.

Ptilotus gaudichaudii (Steud.) J.M.Black

Ptilotus gaudichaudii (Steud.) J.M.Black

Ptilotus gaudichaudii (Steud.) J.M.Black

Ptilotus gaudichaudii is an annual herb widespread across multiple inland Australian states and territories.

Ptilotus clementii (Farmar) Benl

Ptilotus clementii (Farmar) Benl

Ptilotus clementii (Farmar) Benl

Ptilotus clementii, commonly tassel top, is a compact flowering shrub native to inland northern Australia.

Ptilotus semilanatus (Lindl.) J.M.Black

Ptilotus semilanatus (Lindl.) J.M.Black

Ptilotus semilanatus (Lindl.) J.M.Black

Ptilotus semilanatus is a grass-like Amaranthaceae species endemic to multiple Australian states.

Celosia nitida Vahl

Celosia nitida Vahl

Celosia nitida Vahl

Celosia nitida Vahl, West Indian cock's comb, is an endangered perennial native to parts of the Americas that grows up to 2 m tall and flowers fall to winter.

Celosia floribunda A.Gray

Celosia floribunda A.Gray

Celosia floribunda A.Gray

Celosia floribunda is a small tree or shrub endemic to central and southern Baja California, Mexico, where it grows in gravel plains and washes.

Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica Miq.

Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica Miq.

Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica Miq.

Achyranthes bidentata is an Amaranthaceae flowering plant with a long history of medicinal uses across East and South Asia.

Achyranthes bidentata var. longifolia Makino

Achyranthes bidentata var. longifolia Makino

Achyranthes bidentata var. longifolia Makino

Achyranthes bidentata is an Amaranthaceae flowering plant with a long history of medicinal uses.

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Chamissoa altissima, false chaff flower, is native to the Americas and grows in Cerrado vegetation in Brazil.

Digera muricata (L.) Mart.

Digera muricata (L.) Mart.

Digera muricata (L.) Mart.

Digera muricata is the only annual flowering species in genus Digera, native to parts of Africa and Asia.

Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.

Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.

Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.

Deeringia amaranthoides is an Amaranthaceae plant species with a broad distribution from the Himalayas to Australia, first described in 1785 and reclassified in 1917.

Bosea yervamora L.

Bosea yervamora L.

Bosea yervamora L.

Bosea yervamora is a Canary Islands native shrub that grows in dry lower zones across multiple islands.

Aphanisma blitoides Nutt. ex Moq.

Aphanisma blitoides Nutt. ex Moq.

Aphanisma blitoides Nutt. ex Moq.

Aphanisma blitoides is a rare succulent annual beach plant native to Southern California and Baja California coastlines, threatened by habitat loss.

Beta trigyna Waldst. & Kit.

Beta trigyna Waldst. & Kit.

Beta trigyna Waldst. & Kit.

Beta trigyna, the Caucasian and Turkish wild beet, is a hexaploid apomictic beet species native to parts of western Asia and southeast Europe.

Maireana sedifolia (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana sedifolia (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana sedifolia (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana sedifolia is a compact dioecious bluish-grey woolly shrub that grows in calcareous soils across inland southern Australia.

Maireana microphylla (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana microphylla (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana microphylla (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana microphylla (cottonbush) is a small colonising shrub found in southeastern Australian heavier or poorer soils.

Maireana enchylaenoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana enchylaenoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana enchylaenoides (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

Maireana enchylaenoides is a small perennial Australian plant that grows in loamy-soil woodland habitats across multiple southern regions.

Maireana erioclada (Benth.) P.G.Wilson

Maireana erioclada (Benth.) P.G.Wilson

Maireana erioclada (Benth.) P.G.Wilson

Maireana erioclada is a glaucous perennial shrub native to temperate Australia that grows in saline and low-lying habitats.

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