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Ptilotus calostachyus
Ptilotus calostachyus, commonly known as weeping mulla mulla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an erect, spreading perennial herb or shrub with stem leaves and spikes of pinkish-white flowers.
This species of Ptilotus grows on sandy or stony plains and ridges in the northern half of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and in two locations north of Camooweal in Queensland, but close to the Northern Territory border.
Ptilotus actinocladus · Ptilotus aervoides · Ptilotus albidus · Ptilotus alexandri · Ptilotus andersonii · Ptilotus angustifolius · Leafless Mulla Mulla · Ptilotus appendiculatus · Ptilotus aristatus · Ptilotus arthrolasius · Ptilotus astrolasius · Ptilotus auriculifolius
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ptilotus calostachyus 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.
