Ptilotus nobilis

Ptilotus nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. nobilis
Binomial name
Ptilotus nobilis
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F.Muell. subsp. nobilis
  • Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F.Muell. var. nobilis
  • Trichinium densum A.Cunn. ex Moq.
  • Trichinium nobile Lindl.
  • Trichinium macrocephalum auct. non R.Br.: Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, (1849)

Ptilotus nobilis, commonly known as yellowtails, regal foxtail or tall mulla mulla, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb of the family Amaranthaceae and is found in arid areas of all mainland states and the Northern Territory of Australia. It is deeply taprooted, with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and cylindrical spikes of yellowish green or creamy-green flowers.

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