Ptilotus obovatus

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. habit

Ptilotus obovatus
Flowers of Ptilotus obovatus
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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]

References

  1. ^ von Mueller, F.J.H. (1868). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. v.6. Melbourne. p. 228.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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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