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Ptilotus halophilus R.W.Davis

Reference
Nuytsia 15:224-226,Fig.3 (2004)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate to decumbent tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.08 m high. Fl. white/green, Jun to Oct. Grey sand, saline. Sand dunes surrounding salt lakes. Open mallee woodlands.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 June 2006
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Scientific Description

Perennial herbs, stems several, more or less prostrate, glabrescent, with verticillate hairs. Leaves present, 8-65 mm long, 2-12 mm wide, glabrescent, with verticillate hairs; basal rosette present; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes green or white, ovoid or spherical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 6-7.5 mm long, coloured, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles 5-6 mm long, coloured or colourless, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 10-14 mm long, not entire. Inner tepals 8-12.5 mm long, glabrous within. Style 0.8 mm long, curved, obliquely fixed to ovary. Distribution: South West Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Avon Whealtbelt, Mallee.

R. Davis, 30 April 2019

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Merredin, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Morawa, Nungarin, Perenjori, Three Springs.