Family: Amaranthaceae
Ptilotus parvifolius var. parvifolius
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: None
Description:
Young stems and branchlets pruinose; leaves ovate-lanceolate to spathulate, to 16 x 8 mm, bluish-green to greyish, often clustered; bracts to 6 mm long, lustrous; dorsal vestiture covering the perianth-segments, inner segments internally with a woolly beard; cupule densely pilose.
| Ptilotus parvifolius var. parvifolius twig, flower, inner perianth- segment, staminal cup and pistil.
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Image source: fig 186b in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Distribution:
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W.Aust.; N.T.; Qld.
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Flowering time: throughout the year, mainly July — Jan.
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Biology:
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Author:
Not yet available
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