Perennial to over 1 m tall. Leaves to 20 cm long, obovate or at least widest towards the tip, thick. Flower heads to 15 cm or so long; spring to summer.

WA, SA, NT, Qld, NSW, Vic

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Amaranthaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press. (as Ptilotus exaltatus)