Ptilotus obovatus

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. is a shrub in the genus Ptilotus R.Br. that occurs in throughout arid Australia.[3] It is commonly known as cotton bush.[4]

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. habit

Ptilotus obovatus
Flowers of Ptilotus obovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. obovatus
Binomial name
Ptilotus obovatus
(Gaudich.) F.Muell.[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.[2]
  • Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
  • Ptilotus parviflorus (Lindl.) F.Muell.
  • Trichinium lanatum Lindl.
  • Trichinium parviflorum Lindl.
  • Trichinium subviride Domin
  • Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
  • Trichinium virgatum A.Cunn. ex Moq.

References
  1. von Mueller, F.J.H. (1868). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. v.6. Melbourne. p. 228.
  2. Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (1829). "Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne". Botanique. 11: 445.
  3. "Ptilotus obovatus". Australian Plant Census. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. Cotton Bush". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium. 31 August 1999. Retrieved 30 January 2017.


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