Ptilotus conicus

Ptilotus conicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. conicus
Binomial name
Ptilotus conicus
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus amabilis Span. nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Ptilotus conicus R.Br. var. conicus
  • Ptilotus conicus var. timorensis Engl.
  • Trichinium conicum (R.Br.) Spreng.

Ptilotus conicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is native to northern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. It is an erect annual herb, with narrowly linear leaves on the stems, and cylindrical spikes of pink, magenta or red flowers with five stamens.

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