Ptilotus clementii

Ptilotus clementii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species: P. clementii
Binomial name
Ptilotus clementii
(Farmar) Benl
Synonyms

Trichinium clementii Farmar

Ptilotus clementii, commonly known as tassel top is a native Australian annual herb growing to between 0.3 and 1 metre high.[1] Nodding, green flower spikes are produced between March and November in the species native range.[1]

The species occurs in Triodia grassland or low open woodland on stony hills from Cape Range in Western Australia and eastward across the Northern Territory to north-west Queensland where it is restricted to the Mount Isa - Cloncurry area.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1905 by L. Farmar in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissieras. He gave it the name Trichinium clementii, basing his description on a collection made by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and De Grey Rivers in 1897. The species was transferred to the genus Ptilotus in 1958. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ptilotus clementii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Bean, Anthony R. (2008). "A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia". Telopea. 12 (2): 227–250.
  3. "Ptilotus clementii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-05-28.


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