Ptilotus divaricatus

Ptilotus divaricatus (common name - climbing mulla mulla) is a grass-like plant in the Amaranthaceae family.[4]

Ptilotus divaricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. divaricatus
Binomial name
Ptilotus divaricatus
Synonyms[3]

Ptilotus striatus (Moq. ex Benth.) F.Muell.
Trichinium divaricatum Gaudich.
Trichinium striatum Moq. ex Benth.

Distribution

Ptilotus divaricatus is found only in Western Australia.[3][5]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1829 by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré as Trichinium divaricatum,[1][6] but was redescribed in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus.[1][2]

References
  1. "Ptilotus divaricatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868). "Amarantaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 6 (49): 229.
  3. "Ptilotus divaricatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "Ptilotus divaricatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. "Ptilotus divaricatus occurrence data". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (1829), Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 11: 445
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