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Ptilotus caespitulosus F. Muell.

Salt Lake Mulla-Mulla (Ptilotus caespitulosus)  

This species, which always was found growing around salt lakes, is considered extinct, after a collection from the year 1987, assigned to this species, was identified in the year 2000 as representing a distinct species, Fitzgerald’s Mulla-Mulla (Ptilotus fasciculatus W. Fitzg.).

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edited: 04.01.2011