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Ptilotus symonii, commonly known as Symon's mulla mulla, is a species of flowering plant of the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to the south-western coast of mainland Australia. It is a low-lying or ascending perennial herb with hairy stems, at least at first, narrowly elliptic or egg-shaped stem leaves and spherical or hemispherical spikes of cream-coloured or green flowers.
This species of Ptilotus grows in sandy soil on limestone plains, floodplains and low, rocky roses in woodland or in open mallee scrub in the Coolgardie, Hampton, Mallee and Nullarbor bioregions of southern Western Australia and South Australia.
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 symonii 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.
