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Ptilotus spathulatus

Plants

Family: Amaranthaceae · Genus: Ptilotus

Ptilotus spathulatus

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Ptilotus spathulatus, commonly known as pussytails, cats paws or possumtails, is a species of flowering plant in the Amaranthaceae family and is endemic to Australia. It is a perennial plant with a deep taproot and several prostrate, usually unbranched stems, spatula-shaped leaves at the base and egg-shaped or lance-shaped stem leaves, very dense spikes of cylindrical yellow-green flowers with three to five fertile stamens.

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