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Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F.Muell.
Tall Mulla Mulla

Reference
Fragm. 6:227-228 (1869)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual or perennial (short-lived), herb, 0.3-0.6(-2) m high. Fl. green-white-red, May to Aug. Rocky sandy soils.

Ben Richardson, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 November 2017

Scientific Description

Perennial herbs or annuals, stems several, more or less erect, glabrescent, with nodose or verticillate hairs. Leaves present, 50-150 mm long, 20-60 mm wide, glabrescent or glabrous, with verticillate hairs; basal rosette present; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes green or pink, ovoid or cylindrical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 8-10 mm long. Bracteoles 9-11 mm long. Outer tepals 20-25 mm long. Inner tepals 19-24 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style 16.5-20 mm long, sigmoid, obliquely fixed to ovary. Seeds 1.5-1.7 mm long, glossy, brown. Distribution: Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Central Ranges.

R. Davis, 8 May 2019

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges.
IBRA Subregions
Mann-Musgrave Block.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ngaanyatjarraku.