Pimelea microcephala

Pimelea microcephala (mallee riceflower[1] or shrubby riceflower[2]) is a dioecious shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Australia. It grows up to 4 metres high and produces greenish-yellow flowerheads. The male flowerheads have 13 to 100 flowers while the female flowerheads have 7 to 12. The leaves are 7 to 40 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide.[3]

Pimelea microcephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. microcephala
Binomial name
Pimelea microcephala
Synonyms
  • Banksia microcephala (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Calyptrostegia microcephala (R.Br.) Endl.
  • Aschenfeldtia pimeleoides F.Muell. ex Meisn. nom. inval.

The species is toxic to stock.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[4]

Distribution

The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[3]

References
  1. "Pimelea microcephala". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
  2. "Pimelea microcephala". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea microcephala". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  4. "Pimelea microcephala". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 11 June 2008.


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