Ptilotus lophotrichus

Ptilotus lophotrichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Ptilotus
Species:	P. lophotrichus
Binomial name
Ptilotus lophotrichus Benl [1]
Synonyms [1]
Ptilotus lophotrichusBenl var. lophotrichus Ptilotus lophotrichus var. villosusBenl

Ptilotus lophotrichus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to the north of the Northern Territory. It was first formally described in 1964 by Gerhard Benl in the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia from specimens collected in Arnhem Land by Herbert Basedow in 1928. ^{[2] [3]}

This species of Ptilotus is found in the Arnhem Coast and Arnhem Plateau bioregions of the Northern Territory, and is listed as "data deficient" under the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act . ^[4]

See also

• List of Ptilotus species

References

1. "Ptilotus lophotrichus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
2. Benl, Gerhard (1964). "New Taxa of Ptilotus (Amarathaceae)". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 88: 56–58. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
3. "Ptilotus lophotrichus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
4. "Ptilotus lophotrichus". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 September 2025.