Ptilotus aristatus
| Ptilotus aristatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. aristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus aristatus Benl | |
Ptilotus aristatus, commonly known as pink pussy-tail, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is an annual or perennial herb with sessile, spatula-shaped or egg-shaped leaves at the base of the plant, and egg-shaped, narrowly egg-shaped or elliptic stem leaves and spikes of pink to pinkish-purple flowers.