Ptilotus exaltatus

Ptilotus exaltatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. exaltatus
Binomial name
Ptilotus exaltatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichinium exaltatum (Nees) Benth.
  • Trichinium burtonii F.M.Bailey
  • Trichinium nervosum F.M.Bailey
  • Ptilotus exaltatus var. exaltatus
  • Ptilotus exaltatus var. pallidus Benl
  • Ptilotus exaltatus var. glaber Benl
  • Ptilotus exaltatus var. villosus Benl

Ptilotus exaltatus, more commonly known as pink mulla mulla, is an erect annual herb endemic to large parts of arid and semi-arid Australia. It grows throughout most areas of Australia except the Nullarbor Plain, occurring geographically above a line drawn from Perth to Esperance.[2] The species was first observed and described in 1810, and comprehensively catalogued in 1971.[3]

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  3. ^ Lee, Kok K. Harrison, Dion K. Johnston, Margaret E. Williams, Richard R. "Molecular taxonomic clarification of Ptilotus exaltatus and Ptilotus nobilis (Amaranthaceae)." Australian Systematic Botany 20. (2007): 72-81.