Ptilotus axillaris

Ptilotus axillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. axillaris
Binomial name
Ptilotus axillaris
(F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus axillaris (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. isonym
  • Trichinium axillare F.Muell. ex Benth.

Ptilotus axillaris, commonly known as mat mulla mulla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to the north of Western Australia. It is a prostrate annual herb with several stems, egg-shaped leaves, and pink or magenta, oval or cylindrical spikes of hairy, densely arranged flowers with two fertile stamens.