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