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Ptilotus esquamatus (Benth.) F.Muell.

Reference
Syst.Census Austral.Pl. 28 (1882)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, herb, 0.05-0.2(-0.6) m high. Fl. green-pink/green-white, Nov to Dec or Jan. Sandy clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 May 1996
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Scientific Description

Perennial herbs, stems several, more or less prostrate, glabrescent or glabrous, with nodose hairs. Leaves present, 5-45 mm long, 1-4 mm wide, glabrescent or glabrous, with nodose hairs; basal rosette present; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes pink or magenta, ovoid or spherical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts (6.2-)6.6-7(-7.5) mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate or not awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Bracteoles (6-)6.5-7(-7.2) mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 9-12.5(-14) mm long, entire. Inner tepals 7.5-12(-13.2) mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style (3.6-)3.7-3.9(-4) mm long, curved or straight, centrally or obliquely fixed to ovary. Seeds (2.5-)2.6-2.7(-2.8) mm long, glossy or dull, orange or pale brown. Distribution: South West Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Swan Coastal Plain, Jarrah Forest.

R. Davis, 30 April 2019

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Canning, Chittering, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Mundaring, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Toodyay, Wandering, Waroona.