Kingdom Plantae Family Thymelaeaceae Rank Species | Order Malvales Genus Pimelea | |
Similar Pimelea calcicola, Pimelea suaveolens, Pimelea spectabilis, Pimelea humilis, Pimelea spicata | ||
Pimelea imbricata is a small shrub species in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to Western Australia.
One of its subspecies, Pimelea imbricata subsp. petrea (Meisn.) Rye, was formerly known as Pimelea octophylla subsp. ciliolaris Threlfall.
Description
The shrub has an erect habit, and grows from 0.1 to 1 m tall. It grows white or pink flowers. It is generally found growing in sand, sandy clay, gravel, rock outcrops, wet depressions, swamps or sandplains.
References
Pimelea imbricata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA