Ptilotus pyramidatus (Moq.) F.Muell., 1868:230
Pyramid mulla-mulla
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Trichinium pyramidatum Moq., 1849:288; Ptilotus christineae R.W.Davis & Tauss, 2011:98
Conservation Status
Last record: 160+ years ago
Rediscovered in 16 October 2010
Distribution
Greater Brixton Street Wetlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Davis, Robert W. (2012). Ptilotus christineae is synonymous with the previously Presumed Extinct taxon P. pyramidatus. Nuytsia 22(5): 335.
Davis, Robert W. (2019). WA's weirdest and most wonderful wildflowers. Horizons [2019](August-September): 39-42.
Davis, Robert W. and Tauss, Catherine. (2011). A new and rare species of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) from a suburban wetland of the eastern Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia. Nuytsia 21(3): 97-102.
Hearn, Roger W., Meissner, Rachel, Brown, Andrew P., Macfarlane, Terry D. and Annels, Tony R. (2006). Declared Rare and Poorly Known Flora in the Warren Region. Western Australian Wildlife Management Program No. 40. Jointly published by Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage (Canberra) & Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management (Bentley DC). x + 305 pp.
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http://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.perth08247269
http://www.oneperth.com.au/2011/11/17/new-species-unearthed-in-kenwick/