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Ptilotus rotundifolius

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A flowering spike of Ptilotus rotundifolius

Ptilotus rotundifolius
Royal mulla mulla near Tom Price, Western Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. rotundifolius
Binomial name
Ptilotus rotundifolius
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Synonyms

Trichinium rotundifolium F.Muell.[1]

Ptilotus rotundifolius (F.Muell.) F.Muell. is a pink-flowered species of shrub in the genus Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae). It is commonly known as "royal mulla mulla". It is native to the Gascoyne, Murchison and Pilbara IBRA regions of Western Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ F.J.H von Mueller (1868). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae". 6: 230. Retrieved 2017-01-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Ptilotus rotundifolius (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Royal Mulla Mulla". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium. 9 May 1996. Retrieved 28 January 2017.