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Ptilotus auriculifolius

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Species of grass-like plant

Ptilotus auriculifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species: P. auriculifolius
Binomial name
Ptilotus auriculifolius
(Moq.) F.Muell.
Synonyms

Ptilotus siphonandrus (Diels) Schinz
Trichinium auriculifolium A.Cunn. ex Moq.
Trichinium siphonandrum Diels

Ptilotus auriculifolius is an herb in the Amaranthaceae family.

Distribution

Ptilotus auriculifolius is found only in Western Australia, in Beard's Eremaean Province, that is, in the IBRA regions of Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, and the Pilbara.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1849 by Alfred Moquin-Tandon as Trichinium auriculifolium, but was redescribed in 1882 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus.

References

  1. ^ "Ptilotus auriculifolius". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882). Systematic Census of Australian Plants. p. 28.
  3. ^ "Ptilotus auriculifolius (Moq.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Ptilotus auriculifolius". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. Ptilotus auriculifolius occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  6. Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. (1849). de Candolle, A.L.P.P. (ed.). "Amarantaceae". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 13 (2): 287.

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Taxon identifiers
Ptilotus auriculifolius
Trichinium auriculifolium
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