Trichinium spathulatum R.Br.
Trichinium mucronatum Nees Ptilotus spathulatus (R.Br.)
Poir.
(pussy tails) is a species of perennial herbs in the genus Ptilotus, native to Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
[1][2] It is the only species of Ptilotus that occurs in Tasmania.