Pimelea spinescens

Pimelea spinescens
Conservation status

Critically endangered  (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species: P. spinescens
Binomial name
Pimelea spinescens
Rye

Pimelea spinescens or Spiny Rice Flower is a critically endangered shrub native to central and western Victoria, Australia. P. spinescens grows to up to 30 cm tall and is found in lowland grassland. The plant is dioecious and unlike others of its genus is non-toxic.

Subspecies

Pimelea spinescens has two known subspecies:

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