Ptilotus latifolius, the tangled mulla mulla, is a perennial herb that is native to Australia,[1] which grows abundantly on sand dunes and stony plains.

The key diagnostic features of this plant are its very stem bound, shrub like appearance with densely clustered white white flowers with pink tips when newly blossomed.

The petiole is generally long in this species and spike bound.

[2] Ptilotus latifolius is a part of the Ptilotus genus which consists of approximately 120 species of annual and perennial herbs and scrubs in the family Amaranthaceae.

A number of species in the Ptilotus genus are listed as threatened or priority flora in Western Australia.