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Ptilotus exaltatus, commonly known as tall mulla mulla, large pink pussy-tails, pink mulla mulla , lambs tail, or showy foxtail, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to large parts of arid and semi-arid Australia. It is an erect annual or short-lived perennial herb with lance-shaped or spatula-shaped leaves, and cylindrical spikes of pink to purple flowers.

Description

Ptilotus exaltatus is an annual or short-lived perennial herb that typically grows to a height of up to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) with a fleshy taproot. Its stems are covered with shaggy hairs or almost glabrous. The leaves at the base of the plant are linear, lance-shaped or spatula-shaped, 50–200 mm (2.0–7.9 in) long and 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) wide, sometimes with dense whorled hairs. The stem leaves are narrowly elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 1–115 mm (0.039–4.528 in) long and 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) wide. The stem leaves are sometimes wavy and have a small, fragile point 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long. The flowers are pink to purple and borne in cylindrical spikes 20–200 mm (0.79–7.87 in) long and 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in) wide. There are egg-shaped bracts 5–10.5 mm (0.20–0.41 in) long and bracteoles 7.5–10.5 mm (0.30–0.41 in) long at the base of the spikes. The tepals are pink to purple and widely spreading as the flowers develop, the outer surface with whorled hairs. There are 3 or 2 stamens, the anthers pink, and 2 or 3 staminodes. Flowering occurs in most months with a peak from October to January.

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