Ptilotus humilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Ptilotus |
Species: | P. humilis
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Binomial name | |
Ptilotus humilis | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Trichinium humile Nees |
Ptilotus humilis is an annual herb[4] in the Amaranthaceae family,[1] native to Western Australia.[3] It was first described as Trichinium humile by Nees von Esenbeck in 1845[1][5] but was transferred to the genus, Ptilotus, by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1868.[1][2]