Ptilotus clementii, commonly known as tassel top, is a native Australian annual herb growing to between 0.3 and 1 metre high.[1] Nodding, green flower spikes are produced between March and November in the species' native range.[1]
| Ptilotus clementii | |
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| Ptilotus clementii near Blackstone (Papulankutja), Western Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. clementii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus clementii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trichinium clementii Farmar | |
The species occurs in Triodia grassland or low open woodland on stony hills from Cape Range in Western Australia and eastward across the Northern Territory to north-west Queensland where it is restricted to the Mount Isa - Cloncurry area.[2]
The species was first formally described in 1905 by L. Farmar in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissieras. He gave it the name Trichinium clementii, basing his description on a collection made by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and De Grey Rivers in 1897. The species was transferred to the genus Ptilotus in 1958.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ptilotus clementii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bean, Anthony R. (2008). "A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia". Telopea. 12 (2): 227–250. doi:10.7751/telopea20085812.
- ^ Benl, G. (1958). "Beitrag zu einer Revision der Gattung Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae)". Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München. 2: 405–406.
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