Ptilotus erubescens

Ptilotus erubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. erubescens
Binomial name
Ptilotus erubescens
Synonyms
  • Ptilotus crubescens Schltdl. orth. var.
  • Trichinium erubescens (Schltdl.) Moq.
  • Trichinium fusiforme var. majus Nees p.p.
  • Trichinium linifolium A.Cunn. ex Moq. p.p.

Ptilotus erubescens, commonly known as hairy heads or hairy tails, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, hairy perennial plant with linear to broadly linear stem leaves and white, grey or pink-tinged, spherical or oval spikes of flowers.

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