
''Ptilotus rotundifolius''
(F.Muell.) F.Muell. is a pink-flowered species of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
in the genus ''
Ptilotus
''Ptilotus'' R.Br. is a genus of approximately 120 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Amaranthaceae. All species are native to mainland Australia, although one species, '' Ptilotus spathulatus'' (R.Br.) Poir., also occ ...
''
R.Br. (
Amaranthaceae). It is commonly known as "royal mulla mulla". It is native to the
Gascoyne
The Gascoyne region is one of the nine administrative regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Ga ...
,
Murchison and
Pilbara IBRA regions of
Western Australia.
References
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rotundifolius
Endemic flora of Western Australia
Eudicots of Western Australia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller