Ptilotus auriculifolius explained

Ptilotus auriculifolius is an herb in the Amaranthaceae family.

Distribution

Ptilotus auriculifolius is found only in Western Australia,^[1] in Beard's Eremaean Province, that is, in the IBRA regions of Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, and the Pilbara.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1849 by Alfred Moquin-Tandon as Trichinium auriculifolium,^[2] but was redescribed in 1882 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus.^[3]

External links

• Ptilotus auriculifolius occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Notes and References

1. https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Ptilotus+auriculifolius#tab_mapView Ptilotus auriculifolius occurrence data
2. Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. . de Candolle, A.L.P.P.. 1849. Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 13. 2. 287.
3. Book: Mueller, F.J.H. von . 1882. Systematic Census of Australian Plants. 28 .