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Ptilotus gardneri Benl

Reference
Nuytsia 2:93-94, Figs 1-2 (1976)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect perennial, herb, to 0.75 m high. Fl. green, Apr to Jul. Limestone. Outcrops & plateaus.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 31 August 1999
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Scientific Description

Perennial herbs or annuals, stems single, more or less erect, persistently hairy, with nodose hairs. Leaves present, (15-)20-50(-70) mm long, 7-10(-15) mm wide, persistently hairy, with nodose hairs; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes green, ovoid or cylindrical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts (9-)9.5-10.5(-11) mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Bracteoles 7-8 mm long, coloured, glabrous, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 19.5-20(-21) mm long, entire. Inner tepals 18-19(-20) mm long, glabrous within. Style (14-)14.5-15 mm long, sigmoid, centrally fixed to ovary. Seeds 1.9-2 mm long, dull, brown or orange or pale brown. Distribution: Northern Botanical Region.

R. Davis, 30 April 2019

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Ord Victoria Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek.