Ptilotus macrocephalus

Ptilotus macrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Ptilotus macrocephalus
Synonyms
List
    • Ptilotus pachocephalus (Moq.) F.Muell.
    • Trichinium angustifolium Moq.
    • Trichinium macrocephalum R.Br.
    • Trichinium pachocephalum Moq.
    • Trichinium fusiforme auct. non R.Br.: Lindley, J. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848)
    • Ptilotus macrocephalus auct. non (R.Br.) Poir.: Palmer, J., Lally, T.R. & Miller, C.H. (2014)

Ptilotus macrocephalus, commonly known as green pussytails or featherheads, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a glabrous or slightly hairy perennial herb, with a woody taproot, linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves and dense oblong to cylindrical spikes of yellowish green or silvery white flowers.

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