Ptilotus divaricatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Ptilotus |
Species: | P. divaricatus |
Binomial name | |
Ptilotus divaricatus | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Ptilotus striatus(Moq. ex Benth.) F.Muell. Contents |
Ptilotus divaricatus (common name - climbing mulla mulla) is a shrub in the Amaranthaceae family. [4]
Ptilotus divaricatus is found only in Western Australia. [3] [5]
It was first described in 1829 by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré as Trichinium divaricatum, [1] [6] but was redescribed in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus . [1] [2]
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