Ptilotus incanus

Ptilotus incanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. incanus
Binomial name
Ptilotus incanus
Synonyms
List
    • Ptilotus helmsii F.Muell. & Tate ex Ewart & Jean White nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Ptilotus incanus var. elongatus Benl
    • Ptilotus incanus (R.Br.) Poir. var. incanus
    • Ptilotus incanus var. parviflorus (Ewart & Jean White) Benl
    • Ptilotus obovatus var. griseus Benl
    • Trichinium gnaphalodes A.Cunn. ex Moq.
    • Trichinium gnaphaloides A.D.Chapm. orth. var.
    • Trichinium incanum R.Br.
    • Trichinium incanum R.Br. var. incanum
    • Trichinium incanum var. parviflorum Ewart & Jean White

Ptilotus incanus, commonly known as grey fox-tail, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a soft, perennial herb or subshrub with hairy stems, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves and short cylindrical or hemispherical spikes of pink flowers.