| Ptilotus polystachyus
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Order:
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Caryophyllales
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| Family:
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Amaranthaceae
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| Genus:
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Ptilotus
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| Species:
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P. polystachyus
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| Binomial name
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Ptilotus polystachyus
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| Synonyms
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- Ptilotus alopecuroides F.Muell. orth. var.
- Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell.
- Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus
- Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl
- Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus
- Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black orth. var.
- Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black nom. inval.
- Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl
- Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
- Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl
- Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl
- Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl
- Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus
- Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
- Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum
- Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
- Trichinium candicans Nees
- Trichinium conicum Lindl. nom. illeg.
- Trichinium pallidum Moq.
- Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
- Trichinium preissii Nees
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Ptilotus polystachyus, commonly known as long tails, Prince of Wales feather, bottle-washers or long pussy-tails, is an erect annual or short-lived perennial herb in the Amaranthaceae family and is found in all mainland states of Australia, and in the Northern Territory. It has linear to narrowly elliptic or lance shaped leaves, and cylindrical spikes of greenish yellow or dull purplish-brown flowers.