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Ptilotus fusiformis, commonly known as skeleton plant or pom-pom bottlebrush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an erect to spreading annual or perennial herb, with linear leaves and cylindrical green or yellow spikes of densely arranged flowers.
Ptilotus fusiformis occurs across northern Australia and is widespread in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and to around Collinsville in Queensland and grows in a wide range of sites in sandy or loamy soils.
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 fusiformis 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.
