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Prince of Wales Feather

Family: Amaranthaceae

Genus: Ptilotus

Species: polystachyus

Main Flower Colour: Other

Description

Erect or ascending annual or perennial, herb, 0.15-1.5 m high. Fl. green-white-yellow-brown, Apr to Nov or Jan. Red soils, sand, sandstone. Stony hills, plateaus.

Flowering start in April and ends in January.

Identification

The main flower colour is other.

References

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/PTILOTUS+POLYSTACHYUS

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/PTILOTUS+POLYSTACHYUS

Created: 17 Jun 2014 - John Baas
Updated: 08 Dec 2014 - Member - John and Val

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Location

Bio Regions

Pilbara (PIL), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Gascoyne (GAS), Yalgoo (YAL), Carnarvon (CAR), Murchison (MUR), Gibson Desert (GID), Central Ranges (CER), Tanami (TAN), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Burt Plain (BRT), Finke (FIN), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Gawler (GAW), Channel Country (CHC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (MUL)

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