Ptilotus disparilis, commonly known as shrubby fox-tail,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a widely spreading, spiny shrub with egg-shaped, elliptic leaves and spikes of five to eight pinkish-purple flowers.
Ptilotus disparilis is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 30cm (12in), its young stems hairy at first, later glabrous. The leaves are sessile, elliptic or egg-shaped, sometimes with the narrower end towards the base, 2–5.5mm (0.079–0.217in) long and 0.5–1.0mm (0.020–0.039in) wide. The flowers are arranged in gropus of five to eight on a rachis up to 50mm (2.0in) long with bracts1.0–1.5mm (0.039–0.059in) long and bracteoles2.0–2.5mm (0.079–0.098in) long at the base. The perianth is 5.5–6.5mm (0.22–0.26in) long and greyish white and pinkish-purple, the outer tepals scarsely longer than the inner tepals. The anthers are 0.7–0.8mm (0.028–0.031in) long and the style is 2.2–3.5mm (0.087–0.138in) long.[2][3]
This species of Ptilotus is found in a small area between Copley and Farina in South Australia, where it grows on rises near saline depressions and near mine tailings.[2][3]
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