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Ptilotus

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Ptilotus is a genus of approximately 125 species of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, and is endemic to Australia, apart from Ptilotus conicus that also occurs in Malesia. Plants in the genus Ptilotus are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs with usually hairy spikes of compact spherical, oval or cylindrical flowers.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyAmaranthaceae
Observations recorded70,595

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
151
With media
101
Family
Amaranthaceae
Collections
UCONN, RSA, MO, MEL
Recorded in
Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Amaranthoideae
Image
Ptilotus obovatus.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Ptilotus
Commons category
Ptilotus
topic's main category
Category:Ptilotus
taxon common name
澳洲苋属
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