Ptilotus modestus

Ptilotus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. modestus
Binomial name
Ptilotus modestus
Synonyms
List
    • Hemisteirus psilotrichodes F.Muell.
    • Ptilotus gaudichaudii subsp. parviflorus (Benth.) Lally
    • Ptilotus gaudichaudii var. parviflorus (Benth.) Benl
    • Ptilotus hemisteirus F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
    • Trichinium corymbosum var. parviflora Benth. orth. var.
    • Trichinium corymbosum var. parviflorum Benth.
    • Ptilotus gaudichaudii auct. non (Steud.) J.M.Black: Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006)

Ptilotus modestus, commonly known as paper foxtail is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to eastern continental Australia. It is an erect annual or short-lived perennial herb, with lance-shaped leaves at the base of the plant, more or less sessile stem leaves, and oval to hemispherical spikes of green flowers.

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