Ptilotus humilis

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Ptilotus humilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. humilis
Binomial name
Ptilotus humilis
Synonyms [3]

Trichinium humileNees
Trichinium nanumF.Muell.
Trichinium nitidumMoq.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ptilotus humilis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 von Mueller, F.J.H. (1868). "Amarantaceae". Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae (in Latin). 6: 229. Wikidata   Q106317902.
  3. 1 2 "Ptilotus humilis (Nees) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. "Ptilotus humilis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  5. Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1845). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Amarantaceae". Plantae Preissianae (in Latin). 1: 628. Wikidata   Q106317642.