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Ptilotus clivicola R.W.Davis & T.Hammer

Reference
Nuytsia 24:125-127 (2014)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Perennial herbs, stems single, more or less prostrate, glabrescent, with nodose hairs. Leaves present, 10-35 mm long, 2-4 mm wide, glabrescent or glabrous, with nodose hairs; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes magenta, ovoid or cylindrical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 5.6-6.2 mm long, coloured, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles 6.2-7 mm long, coloured, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Outer tepals 14-16 mm long, not entire. Inner tepals 13-15 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style 1.5-1.8 mm long, curved, obliquely fixed to ovary. Distribution: South West Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Geraldton Sandplain.

R. Davis, 30 April 2019

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Dandaragan.