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Ptilotus helichrysoides (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 6:231 (1868)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, compact shrub, 0.1-0.5 m high. Fl. green-cream-yellow, Jul to Nov. Rocky hillslopes, outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 May 1996
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Scientific Description

Shrubs, stems single, more or less erect, persistently hairy or glabrescent, with nodose hairs. Leaves present, 5-26 mm long, 2-8 mm wide, persistently hairy, with nodose hairs; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes yellow, ovoid, hemispherical or spherical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 3.2-3.7 mm long, colourless, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles 4.2-4.5 mm long, colourless, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Outer tepals 6-7.7 mm long, entire. Inner tepals 5.5-7.3 mm long, glabrous within. Style 4.1-4.7 mm long, straight, centrally fixed to ovary. Distribution: South West and Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison.

R. Davis, 30 April 2019

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Dundas, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Northampton, Sandstone, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.