Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Ptilotus
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir.

Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.) Poir., commonly known as pussy tails, is a species of perennial herb belonging to the genus Ptilotus. It is native to Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. This is the only species from the genus Ptilotus that grows in Tasmania.

Photo: (c) Tim Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tim Hammer · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Ptilotus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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