Ptilotus spathulatus
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| Ptilotus spathulatus | |
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| Ptilotus spathulatus in Western Australia | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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.[1][2] It is the only species of Ptilotus that occurs in Tasmania.[1][3]