Ptilotus exaltatus

Ptilotus exaltatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Ptilotus
Species:	P. exaltatus
Binomial name
	Ptilotus exaltatus; Nees
Synonyms
	Ptilotus exaltatus Nees var. exaltatus; Ptilotus exaltatus var. glaber Benl; Ptilotus exaltatus var. pallidus Benl; Ptilotus exaltatus var. villosus Benl; Ptilotus sp. Goldfields (R.Davis 10796) WA Herbarium; Trichinium burtonii F.M.Bailey; Trichinium exaltatum (Nees) Benth.; Trichinium nervosum F.M.Bailey; Ptilotus nobilis subsp. nobilis auct. non : State Herbarium of South Australia (2011), Census of South Australian Plants; Ptilotus nobilis subsp. nobilis auct. non : Bean, A.R. (11 November 2008);

Ptilotus exaltatus, commonly known as tall mulla mulla, large pink pussy-tails, pink mulla mulla , lambs tail, or showy foxtail, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to large parts of arid and semi-arid Australia. It is an erect annual or short-lived perennial herb with lance-shaped or spatula-shaped leaves, and cylindrical spikes of pink to purple flowers.