Ptilotus

Ptilotus
Ptilotus obovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
R.Br.
Species

See List of Ptilotus species

Synonyms
  • Dipteranthemum F.Muell.
  • Trichinium R.Br.

Ptilotus is a genus of mostly perennial herbs or shrubs in the family Amaranthaceae. The species are all native to drier areas of mainland Australia, although one also occurs in Tasmania and another in Malesia on the islands of Flores and Timor. Common names for species in this genus include mulla mulla, pussy tails and lamb's tails. The genus was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.

Ptilotus is a large genus with over 100 species.

Species include:

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