Pimelea microcephala
| Pimelea microcephala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Pimelea |
| Species: | P. microcephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Pimelea microcephala R. Br. | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
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
- ↑ "Pimelea microcephala". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
- ↑ "Pimelea microcephala". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea microcephala Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ "Pimelea microcephala". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-06-11.