About Ptilotus fusiformis (R.Br.) Poir.
Ptilotus fusiformis is an erect or spreading herb that can be either annual or perennial. It typically grows to a height between 30 and 60 cm (12 to 24 inches). Its leaves are linear, mostly 10–60 mm (0.39–2.36 in) long and 0.3–0.8 mm (0.012–0.031 in) wide. Flowers are usually arranged in solitary cylindrical spikes that measure 35–50 mm (1.4–2.0 in) long and 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) wide, borne on a long, slender pedicel. This species has transparent, straw-coloured, glabrous, egg-shaped bracts and bracteoles that are about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. Its tepals are linear, 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long, greenish yellow and covered with long divided hairs. The style, 4.5–5.0 mm (0.18–0.20 in) long, is attached to the side of the ovary. Flowering occurs from January to November, and the seeds are 1.3–1.5 mm (0.051–0.059 in) long. Ptilotus fusiformis grows across northern Australia. It is widespread in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and extends to around Collinsville in Queensland. It grows in a wide variety of sites in sandy or loamy soils.
