Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus ostentans T.Hammer & R.W.Davis , legitimate, scientific
Hammer, T.A. & Davis, R.W. (2 February 2024), Ptilotus ostentans (Amaranthaceae), a new species from Western Australia segregated from Ptilotus seminudus. Swainsona 38: 73 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "[precise location withheld for conservation reasons] S of Sunrise Hill road, Western Australia, Oct. 1984, M.A. Burgman 4484 (PERTH00274410)."
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus sp. Sunrise Hill (M.A.Burgmann 4484) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the Latin ostentans (exhibiting, showing), in reference to the new species having longer and showier floral parts than P. seminudus."
  • Vernacular: "Western Rabbit Tails."