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Species profile—Ptilotus macrocephalus (green pussytails)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Amaranthaceae → Ptilotus macrocephalus (green pussytails)

Photo of Ptilotus macrocephalus (green pussytails) - Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC),1963

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Amaranthaceae
Scientific name
Ptilotus macrocephalus (R.Br.) Poir.
Common name
green pussytails
WildNet taxon ID
14297
Alternate name(s)
large green pussytail
square-headed foxtail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=14297.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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