Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ptilotus halophilus
Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus halophilus R.W.Davis , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W. (16 December 2004), Two new species of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) from Western Australia. Nuytsia 15(2): 224-226, Figs 2 (map), 3 BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Lake Altham, southern lake margin, Western Australia, 17 November 1994, M. Graham G200.28 (holo: PERTH 4243463; iso: CANB)."
nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus sp. salt lake (M.Graham G200. 28) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from Greek halophilus, meaning salt loving, a reference to this species growing near salt lakes."