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Ptilotus drummondii (Moq.) F.Muell. var. drummondii
Pussytail

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect perennial, herb, 0.2-0.8 m high. Fl. pink-white, May or Aug to Dec. Red sandy, often gravelly soils. Low ridges, undulating plains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Busselton, Cambridge, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cottesloe, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Fremantle, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Kalamunda, Koorda, Kwinana, Melville, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Northam, Perenjori, Perth, Pingelly, Swan, Victoria Park, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo, Waroona, Williams, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.