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Ptilotus spathulatus
Also called Spoon Leaved Pussy Tails
Ptilotus spathulatus, commonly known as pussytails, cats paws or possumtails, is a species of flowering plant in the Amaranthaceae family and is endemic to Australia. It is a perennial plant with a deep taproot and several prostrate, usually unbranched stems, spatula-shaped leaves at the base and egg-shaped or lance-shaped stem leaves, very dense spikes of cylindrical yellow-green flowers with three to five fertile stamens.
Ptilotus spathulatus grows in clay loam and sand over granite and laterite and is widespread in the south-west of Western Australia, the south of South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
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 spathulatus 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.
