Kingdom Plantae Family Thymelaeaceae Scientific name Pimelea linifolia | Order Malvales Genus Pimelea Rank Species | |
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Similar Pimelea, Dianella admixta, Gonocarpus tetragynus, Coronidium scorpioides, Rytidosperma pallidum | ||
Pimelea linifolia queen of the bush mt buffalo victoria australia
Pimelea linifolia is an Australian shrub, variously known as queen-of-the-bush and the slender or flax-leafed riceflower. It is widespread throughout the south and east of the continent and is toxic to livestock.
Contents
The bark can be processed into fine strong thread for catching Agrotis infusa, the Bogong moth. This string, called a 'Bushman's bootlace', is produced by a traditional method that involves wetting, drying, beating and rolling the material.
Description
The plant is prostrate or 1.5 m high. The leaves of the species are narrow or oblanceolate, 2–7 mm, and may be up to 30mm long. Up to 60 white flowers form brachteate heads on glabrous peduncles, bracts are 4 or 8. It was first published in 1793 by James Edward Smith, in his A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland.
Distribution
It is endemic to south-eastern Australia, occurring in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.
