Ptilotus crosslandii

Ptilotus crosslandii

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. crosslandii
Binomial name
Ptilotus crosslandii
(F.Muell.) Benl
Synonyms
  • Dipteranthemum crosslandii F.Muell.
  • Diptheranthemum crosslandii F.Muell. orth. var.

Ptilotus crosslandii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to inland areas of northern Western Australia. It is a prostrate ephemeral or perennial herb, with lance-shaped to elliptic stem leaves, and broadly oval spikes of sometimes more than 50 to 100 flowers.