| Ptilotus schwartzii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. schwartzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus schwartzii | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
Ptilotus fraseri var. schwartziiF.Muell. Contents | |
Ptilotus schwartzii is a grass-like plant in the Amaranthaceae family. [1]
Ptilotus scwartzii is endemic to Australia and found in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. [4]
It is perennial herb, which grows from 0.2 to 1 m high, on sand or sandy clay. Its stems are slender, wiry and a dull blue-green in colour. It flowers from March to October with white- pink-purple flowers. It is found near streams on sandplains. [5]
It was first described in 1888 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Ptilotus fraseri var. schwartzii, who described it from a specimen collected near the McDonnell Ranges by the Reverend Mr Schwartz [1] [6] Ralph Tate raised it to species rank in his 1989 census, with it thereby becoming Ptilotus schwartzii. [1] [2]
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