Ptilotus remotiflorus Benl APNI* Synonyms: Ptilotus parvifolius var. laetus Benl APNI*
Description: Hemispherical divaricate perennial shrub to c. 1 m high, stems pubescent when young, striate, rigid.
Leaves cauline, sometimes clustered, lanceolate, to c. 6 mm long.
Inflorescence globose or ovoid, 1.5–2 cm diam., pink. Bracts obtuse, apiculate, glabrous. Perianth segments 9–11 mm long, acute; outer surface hairy along the darker central area in the lower two-thirds, glabrous above; inner surface woolly at the base, glabrous above. Stamens 2, staminodes 3. Ovary ± sessile, glabrous, laterally compressed.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on stony rises in the drier inland areas.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld S.A.
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