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Ptilotus appendiculatus Benl var. appendiculatus

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

Prostrate or ascending perennial, herb or shrub, 0.04-0.15 m high, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 7-100mm long, 3-25mm wide; spike pink, ovoid to cylindrical, 10-35mm long, 12-33mm wide; bract 5-8mm long; bracteole 5-8mm long; tepals 11-13.5mm long, 25-35mm wide; fertile stamens 2, staminodes 3; ovary hairy; style falcate-straight, 2.5-4.5mm long. Fl. pink, Jul to Aug. Stony red sandy soils.