Red Pussytail / Longtail
Ptilotus polystachyusListed under the Mulla Mullas, the Red Pussytail
is the red form of the Long Tails, which are usually pale green-yellow in
colour. Red Pussytail is the local name for this variant of the Long Tail.
They are
an erect, sometimes sprawling herb that can grow up to 2 metres high.
Characterised by its flower spikes, that start off short and extend into a long
narrow cylinder shape. The Mulla Mullas are a group of flowering plants
also sometimes called Pussytails, due to their distinctive shaped flower heads. |