Ptilotus clementii
Ptilotus clementii | |
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Ptilotus clementii (Farmar) Benl near Blackstone (Papulankutja), Western Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Ptilotus |
Species: | P. clementii
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Binomial name | |
Ptilotus clementii (Farmar)
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Synonyms | |
Trichinium clementii Farmar |
Ptilotus clementii (Farmar) Benl, commonly known as tassel top, is a native Australian annual herb growing to between 0.3 and 1 metre high.[1] Nodding, green flower spikes are produced between March and November in the species' native range.[1]
The species occurs in Triodia grassland or low open woodland on stony hills from Cape Range in Western Australia and eastward across the Northern Territory to north-west Queensland where it is restricted to the Mount Isa - Cloncurry area.[2]
The species was first formally described in 1905 by L. Farmar in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissieras. He gave it the name Trichinium clementii, basing his description on a collection made by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and De Grey Rivers in 1897. The species was transferred to the genus Ptilotus in 1958.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ptilotus clementii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bean, Anthony R. (2008). "A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia". Telopea. 12 (2): 227–250. doi:10.7751/telopea20085812.
- ^ Benl, G. (1958). "Beitrag zu einer Revision der Gattung Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae)". Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München. 2: 405–406.
- Ptilotus
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of Queensland
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Amaranthaceae stubs
- Australian eudicot stubs