Ptilotus leucocoma

Ptilotus leucocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. leucocoma
Binomial name
Ptilotus leucocoma
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus calostachyus var. kennediae Ewart & Jean White nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Ptilotus humifusus Benl
  • Ptilotus kennediae Ewart & Jean White nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Ptilotus leucocomus A.D.Chapm. orth. var.
  • Ptilotus leucoma Dunlop orth. var.
  • Trichinium leucocoma Moq.

Ptilotus leucocoma, commonly known as small purple foxtail is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to inland eastern Australia. It is a spreading perennial herb with linear stem leaves and cylindrical spikes of deep red to purple flowers.

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