This is a list of species in the genus Ptilotus accepted by Plants of the World Online as a December 2024: All species are native to continental Australia, mostly in the arid regions, though one species also occurs in Tasmania and another in Malesia.
- Ptilotus actinocladus<small> T.Hammer & R.W.Davis </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus aervoides<small> (F.Muell.) F.Muell.</small> â mat mulla mulla (W.A., N.T., S.A.)
- Ptilotus albidus<small> (C.A.Gardner) Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus alexandri<small> Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus andersonii<small> R.W.Davis</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus angustifolius<small> (Benl) T.Hammer</small> (S.A.)
- Ptilotus aphyllus<small> Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus appendiculatus<small> Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus aristatus<small> Benl </small> (N.T., S.A.)
- Ptilotus arthrolasius<small> F.Muell.</small> (W.A., N.T.)
- Ptilotus astrolasius<small> F.Muell.</small> (W.A., N.T.)
- Ptilotus auriculifolius<small> (A.Cunn. ex Moq.) F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus axillaris<small> (Benth.) F.Muell.</small> â mat mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus barkeri <small>Benl</small> â Barkers mulla mulla (S.A.)
- Ptilotus beardii <small>Benl</small> â low mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus beckerianus<small> (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex J.M.Black</small> â ironstone mulla mulla (S.A.)
- Ptilotus benlii <small>R.W.Davis & T.Hammer</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus blackii<small> Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus brachyanthus<small> (Benth.) F.Muell.</small> (Qld.)
- Ptilotus caespitulosus<small> F.Muell.</small> â salt lake mulla-mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus calostachyus <small>F.Muell.</small> â weeping mulla mulla (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
- Ptilotus capensis <small>(Benl) A.R.Bean</small> (Qld.)
- Ptilotus capitatus<small> (F.Muell.) C.A.Gardner</small> (W.A., N.T.)
- Ptilotus carinatus<small> Benl </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus carlsonii<small> F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus chamaecladus<small> Diels </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus chippendalei<small> Benl</small> (W.A., S.A., N.T.)
- Ptilotus chortophytus<small> (Diels) Schinz</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus chrysocomus<small> R.W.Davis</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus clementii<small> (Farmar) Benl</small> â tassel top (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
- Ptilotus clivicola<small> R.W.Davis & T.Hammer</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus comatus <small>Benl</small> (N.T.)
- Ptilotus conicus<small> R.Br.</small> (W.A., N.T., New Guinea, Indonesia)
- Ptilotus corymbosus<small> R.Br.</small> (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
- Ptilotus crinitus <small>R.W.Davis & T.Hammer</small> (N.T.)
- Ptilotus crispus<small> Benl </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus crosslandii <small>(F.Muell.) Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus daphneae <small>Lally</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus davisii <small>T.Hammer</small> â Davis's mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus decalvatus <small>Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus decipiens<small> (Benth.) C.A.Gardner ex A.W.Hill </small> â false mulla mulla (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld.)
- Ptilotus declinatus<small> Nees</small> â curved mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus disparilis <small>Lally</small> â shrubby fox-tail (S.A.)
- Ptilotus dissitiflorus <small>(F.Muell.) F.Muell.</small> (N.T., Qld.)
- Ptilotus distans<small> (R.Br.) Poir.</small> (N.T., W.A.)
- Ptilotus divaricatus<small> (Gaudich.) F.Muell.</small> â climbing mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus drummondii<small> (Moq.) F.Muell.</small> â narrowleaf mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus eremita<small> (S.Moore) T.Hammer & R.W.Davis </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus eriotrichus<small> (Ewart & J.White) P.S.Short </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus erubescens<small> Schltdl.</small> â hairy heads, hairy tails (N.S.W., S.A., Vic.)
- Ptilotus esquamatus<small> (Benth.) F.Muell</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus exaltatus<small> Nees</small> â tall mulla mulla, large pink pussy-tails, pink mulla mulla, lambs tail, showy foxtail (N.S.W., S.A., Qld., N.T., W.A., Vic.)
- Ptilotus exiliflorus <small>R.W.Davis</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus extenuatus<small> Benl</small> (N.S.W (extinct), Qld.)
- Ptilotus falcatus<small> R.W.Davis & T.Hammer</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus fasciculatus<small> W.Fitzg.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus fusiformis<small> (R.Br.) Poir.</small> â skeleton plant, pom-pom bottlebrush (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
- Ptilotus gardneri<small> Benl </small> (W.A., N.T.)
- Ptilotus gaudichaudii<small> (Steud.) J.M.Black</small> â paper foxtail (N.S.W., S.A., Qld., N.T., W.A.)
- Ptilotus giganteus <small>(A.Cunn. ex Moq.) R.W.Davis & R.Butcher</small> (W.A., N.T.)
- Ptilotus gomphrenoides <small>F. Muell. ex Benth.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus grandiflorus <small>F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus halophilus <small>R.W.Davis</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus helichrysoides <small>(F.Muell.) F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus helipteroides <small>(F.Muell.) F.Muell.</small> â hairy mulla mulla, woolly tails (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld.)
- Ptilotus holosericeus <small>(Moq.) F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus humilis <small>(Nees) F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus incanus <small>(R.Br.) Poir.</small> âÂÂgrey fox-tail (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld.)
- Ptilotus indivisus <small>Benl</small> â tangled silver-tails (N.S.W.)
- Ptilotus johnstonianus <small>W.Fitzg.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus kenneallyanus <small>Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus lanatus <small>A.Cunn. ex Moq.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus latifolius <small>R.Br.</small> tangled mulla mulla, white foxtail (W.A., S.A., N.T., N.S.W.)
- Ptilotus lazaridis <small>Benl </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus leucocoma <small>(Moq.) F.Muell.</small> â small purple foxtail (N.S.W., Qld.)
- Ptilotus lophotrichus <small>Benl</small> (N.T.)
- Ptilotus luteolus <small>(Benl & H.Eichler) R.W.Davis</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus maconochiei <small>Benl</small> (Qld.)
- Ptilotus macrocephalus<small> (R.Br.) Poir.</small> â green pussytails, featherheads (N.S.W., Vic., S.A.)
- Ptilotus manglesii<small> (Lindl.) F.Muell</small> - pom poms (W.A.)
- Ptilotus marduguru<small> Benl </small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus mitchellii<small> Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus modestus<small> T.Hammer</small> â paper foxtail (N.S.W., N.T., Qld., S.A.)
- Ptilotus mollis<small> Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus murrayi<small> F.Muell.</small> â Murray's fox-tail (W.A., S.A, Qld.)
- Ptilotus nobilis<small> (Lindl.) F.Muell.</small> â yellowtails, regal foxtail, tall mulla mulla (W.A., S.A., N.T., Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Ptilotus obovatus<small> (Gaudich.) F.Muell. </small> â smoke bush, silver bush, silver tails, cotton bush (W.A., S.A., N.T., Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Ptilotus parviflorus <small>(Lindl.) F. Muell.</small> (Qld, N.S.W., N.T.)
- Ptilotus parvifolius<small> (F.Muell.) F.Muell. </small> â shrubby fox-tail (S.A.)
- Ptilotus pedleyanus <small>Benl & H.Eichler</small> (Qld.)
- Ptilotus polakii <small>F.Muell.</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus polystachyus <small>(Gaudich.) F.Muell.</small> â long tails, Prince of Wales feather, bottle-washers, long pussy-tails (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Ptilotus procumbens <small>Benl</small> (W.A.)
- Ptilotus propinquus <small>Lally</small> â Gammon Ranges fox-tail (S.A.)
- Ptilotus pseudohelipteroides <small>Benl</small> â woolly mulla mulla, hairy mulla mulla (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld.)
- Ptilotus psilorhachis <small>T.Hammer & R.W.Davis</small>
- Ptilotus pyramidatus <small>(Moq.) F.Muell.</small> â pyramid mulla mulla (W.A.)
- Ptilotus remotiflorus <small>Benl</small> â Cordillo Downs pussy-tail (Qld., S.A., N.S.W.)
- Ptilotus rigidus <small>Lally</small>
- Ptilotus robynsianus <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus roei <small>(Benth.) F.Muell.</small>
- Ptilotus rotundatus <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus rotundifolius <small>(F.Muell.) F.Muell.</small> (royal mulla mulla)
- Ptilotus royceanus <small>Benl </small>
- Ptilotus schwartzii <small>Tate</small>
- Ptilotus semilanatus <small>(Lindl.) J.M.Black</small>
- Ptilotus seminudus <small>(J.M.Black) J.M.Black </small>
- Ptilotus senarius <small>A.R.Bean</small>
- Ptilotus sericostachyus <small>(Nees) F.Muell.</small>
- Ptilotus sessilifolius <small>(Lindl.) Benl </small>
- Ptilotus spathulatus <small>(R.Br.) Poir.</small> (pussy tails)
- Ptilotus spicatus <small>Benth.</small>
- Ptilotus stipitatus <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus stirlingii <small>(Lindl.) F.Muell.</small> (Stirling's mulla mulla)
- Ptilotus subspinescens <small>R.W.Davis</small>
- Ptilotus symonii <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus tetrandrus <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus trichocephalus <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus uncinellus <small>(A.R.Bean) T.Hammer</small>
- Ptilotus unguiculatus <small>T.Hammer</small>
- Ptilotus villosiflorus <small>F.Muell.</small>
- Ptilotus whitei <small>(J.M.Black) Lally</small>
- Ptilotus wilsonii <small>Benl</small>
- Ptilotus xerophilus <small>T.Hammer & R.W.Davis</small>
- Ptilotus yapukaratja <small>R.W.Davis & T.Hammer</small>
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