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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Ptilotus caespitulosus F.Muell.
Salt Lake Mulla-Mulla

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 6:232 (1868)
Conservation Code
Presumed Extinct
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate perennial, herb, presumed extinct. Fl. pink/white & other, Nov. Sandy clay. Around salt lakes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 February 2000