Ptilotus distans

Ptilotus distans
Near Charles Darwin National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. distans
Binomial name
Ptilotus distans
(RF.Br.) Poir.
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus distans (R.Br.) Poir. subsp. distans
  • Trichinium distans R.Br.

Ptilotus distans is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to the north-west of Australia. It is an erect perennial herb, with linear stem leaves and cylindrical green or brown spikes of glabrous, colourless flowers.