Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. , legitimate, scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(49): 230 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 130 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate
Benl, G. (15 October 1967), Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen 6: 500 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus stirlingii var. laxus (Benth.) Benl legitimate
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 289 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 64 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Benl, G. (11 October 1983), Taxonomic studies on Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 4(3): 270-271 BHL [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 132, 138, Fig. 17K [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 73 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus pullenii Benl legitimate
Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 97-98 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 130-132, Fig. 34D [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium candicans Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium preissii Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium conicum Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Trichinium pallidum Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate
  • APC Comment: Varietal rank not recognised in Qld. Ptilotus polystachyus f. polystachyus and P. polystachyus f. rubriflorus are treated as distinct taxa in Qld.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]
pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus stirlingii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]
pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus sericostachyus subsp. roseus (Moq.) Benl legitimate
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]
State Herbarium of South Australia (2007), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]
common name: Prince of Wales Feather [n/a]
Bean, A.R. (11 November 2008), A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia. Telopea 12(2): 244-245 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium conicum Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium preissii Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium candicans Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium conicum Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Trichinium pallidum Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate
  • APC Comment: Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus, P. polystachyus var. longistachyus, P. polystachyus var. polystachyus and P. polystachyus var. pullenii are recognised as distinct taxa in WA.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Davis, R.W. & Butcher, R. (29 September 2010), Re-evaluation of Ptilotus polystachyus sens. lat. (Amaranthaceae) and creation of the new combination Ptilotus giganteus. Nuytsia 20: 225-226 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium conicum Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium preissii Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium candicans Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium conicum Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Trichinium pallidum Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroides F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus alopecuroideus (Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus (J.M.Black) Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]
pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus stirlingii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate
Barker, R.M. & Lang, P.J. (10 July 2012), Name changes associated with the South Australian census of vascular plants for the calendar year 2011. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25: 99 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus legitimate
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 38-39, photos 4-7 [secondary reference]
common name: Prince-of-Wales Feather [n/a]