Ptilotus carinatus

Ptilotus carinatus is a short-lived, annual herb that typically grows to a height of . Its leaves are egg-shaped, long and wide. The flowers are borne in oval or cylindrical spikes long and wide with densely arranged flowers. There are hairy bracts long and hairy bracteoles long. The outer tepals are long and the inner tepals are long. There are two fertile stamens, three staminode, and the ovary is hairy with a curved style long. Flowering occurs from April to October. ==Taxonomy==

Ptilotus carinatus was first formally described in 1958 by Gerhard Benl in Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen from specimens collected in Wittenoom Gorge in 1952. ==Distribution and habitat==

This species of Ptilotus grows in stony clay and alluvium in the Gascoyne and Pilbara bioregions of northern Western Australia. ==Conservation status==

Ptilotus carinatus is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. ==See also==