Ptilotus divaricatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Ptilotus |
Species: | P. divaricatus
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Binomial name | |
Ptilotus divaricatus | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Ptilotus striatus (Moq. ex Benth.) F.Muell. |
Ptilotus divaricatus (common name - climbing mulla mulla) is a shrub in the Amaranthaceae family.[4]
Ptilotus divaricatus is found only in Western Australia.[3][5]
It was first described in 1829 by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré as Trichinium divaricatum,[1][6] but was redescribed in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus.[1][2]