Ptilotus parvifolius

Ptilotus parvifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. parvifolius
Binomial name
Ptilotus parvifolius
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus parvifolius (F.Muell.) F.Muell. var. parvifolius
  • Trichinium parvifolium F.Muell.
  • Ptilotus parvifolius var. laetus auct. non Benl: Benl, G. (1970) p.p.
  • Ptilotus parvifolius var. laetus auct. non Benl: Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986) p.p.

Ptilotus parvifolius, commonly known as shrubby fox-tail, is a species of flowering plant of the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a rounded, widely branched, spiny, glabrous shrub, with narrowly egg-shaped leaves, sometimes with the narrower end towards the base, and spikes of pinkish or pinkish-purple flowers.

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