Pimelea calcicola

Pimelea calcicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species: P. calcicola
Binomial name
Pimelea calcicola
Rye[1]

Pimelea calcicola is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, endemic to Western Australia.[2] It is erect or spreading in habit, growing to between 0.2 and 1 metre high.[2] Pink flowers are produced between September and November in its native range.[2]

The species was first formally described by B.L. Rye in 1984 in the botanical journal Nuytsia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pimelea calcicola". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pimelea calcicola". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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