Ptilotus corymbosus

Ptilotus corymbosus
Near Halls Creek
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. corymbosus
Binomial name
Ptilotus corymbosus
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus corymbosus var. acutiflorus Benth.
  • Ptilotus corymbosus R.Br. var. corymbosus
  • Trichinium corymbosum (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Trichinium corymbosum var. acutiflorum (Benth.) Ewart & O.B.Davies
  • Trichinium corymbosum (R.Br.) Spreng. var. corymbosum

Ptilotus corymbosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a erect or open annual herb, with more or less glabrous stems and leaves, purple, pink or white oval or cylindrical spikes of flowers with five stamens.