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Ptilotus caespitulosus

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Family: Amaranthaceae · Genus: Ptilotus

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Ptilotus caespitulosus, commonly known as salt lake mulla-mulla, was a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and was endemic to Western Australia. It was a prostrate perennial herb with spikes of pink flowers. It was first formally described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by James Drummond. The specific epithet (caespitulosus) means 'many small tufts', referring to the lower leaves.

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