Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F. Muell. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F. Muell.

Summary

Genus:

Ptilotus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

315184

Place of publication:

Fragm. 6:227. 1868

Comment:

date of publication verified from original literature

Verified:

01/03/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

17 (14 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F. Muell. subsp. nobilis (4 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Ptilotus exaltatus Nees
Trichinium exaltatum Benth.
Trichinium nobile Lindl.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Lee, K. K. et al. 2007. Molecular taxonomic clarification of Ptilotus exaltatus and Ptilotus nobilis (Amaranthaceae). Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:72-81.

Common names

English
regal-foxtail –
Swedish
kattamarant –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315184. Accessed 20 July 2025.