Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus crinitus T.Hammer & R.W.Davis , legitimate, scientific
Hammer, T.A. & Davis, R.W. (16 August 2021), Ptilotus crinitus (Amaranthaceae), a new species from Western Australia’s Kimberley region. Swainsona 35: 56, Figs 1, 2D–F [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Holotypus: North Kimberley, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 6 Feb. 2008, G.J. Keighery & M.N. Lyons KIBS 1188 (PERTH09170898). Isotypi: CANB, DNA [to be distributed]."
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is from Latin for “longhaired”, which refers to the hairs on the abaxial surface of the sepals that exceed the sepal apex."
  • Vernacular: Long-haired mulla mulla
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (8 March 2022), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2021. Nuytsia 33: 3 [secondary reference]