Pimelea

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Pimelea brachyphylla
Pimelea brachyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Banks & Sol. ex Gaertn.
Species

About 80 species; see text

Pimelea (often seen spelled Pimelia) is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 80 species in the genus, native to Australia and New Zealand. Many of the species are poisonous to cattle.

Selected species
  • Pimelea arenaria
  • Pimelea brachyphylla
  • Pimelea ciliolaris
  • Pimelea drupacea
  • Pimelea ferruginea
  • Pimelea glauca
  • Pimelea gnidia
  • Pimelea hispida
  • Pimelea imbricata
  • Pimelea linifolia
  • Pimelea longiflora
  • Pimelea lyallii
  • Pimelea nivea
  • Pimelea pauciflora
  • Pimelea prostrata
  • Pimelea rosea
  • Pimelea sericea
  • Pimelea spectabilis
  • Pimelea suaveolens
  • Pimelea sylvestris
  • Pimelea traversii
  • Pimelea virgata
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