Ptilotus astrolasius F.Muell.
Fragm. 6:233-234 (1868)
Conservation Code:
Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Amanda Spooner,
Tuesday 27 May 2008
Compact, perennial shrub, 0.2-0.8 m high, leaves ovate-obovate, grey-green, 5-45 mm long, 3-20 mm wide; spikes green-white to pink or yellow ovoid-cylindrical or orbicular, 5-22 mm long, 7-18 mm wide; bract 2-3.4 mm long; bracteoles 2.5-4 mm long; tepals 4-7.6 mm long; 5 fertile stamens; ovary glabrous; style straight, 1.7-3 mm long, centrally fixed to ovary. Fl. green-white/yellow-red/purple, Mar to May or Jul to Oct.
Distribution
Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, Northern Province.
IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions: Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, McLarty, Pindanland, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami P1, Trainor, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions: Ningaloo.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Roebourne, Wiluna.
