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Ptilotus arthrolasius is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to north-western Australia. It is a compact perennial herb or shrub with oblong to lance-shaped leaves, and spikes of maroon to pink flowers with five fertile stamens.
This species of Ptilotus is widespread in the Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara and Tanami bioregions of northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory, where it grows in pebbly red loam on sandplains and sand dunes.
Ptilotus actinocladus · Ptilotus aervoides · Ptilotus albidus · Ptilotus alexandri · Ptilotus andersonii · Ptilotus angustifolius · Leafless Mulla Mulla · Ptilotus appendiculatus · Ptilotus aristatus · Ptilotus astrolasius · Ptilotus auriculifolius · Mat Mulla Mulla
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ptilotus arthrolasius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
