''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the

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. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in

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Description

Plants in the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

''Pimelea'' are

herbs In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicina ...

or small shrubs usually with leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The leaves are usually paler on the lower surface and the petiole is usually very short. The flowers are usually arranged in groups on the ends of the branches and have no

petal Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corolla''. Petals are usuall ...

s but four petal-like

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined ...

s and two

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...

s. The

ovary The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the bod ...

has a single

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and the

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is usually a nut containing a single seed.

Taxonomy and naming

The genus ''Pimelea'' was first formally described in 1788 by

Joseph Gaertner Joseph Gaertner (12 March 1732 – 14 July 1791) was a German botanist, best known for his work on seeds, '' De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum'' (1788-1792). Biography He was born in Calw, and studied in Göttingen under Albrecht von Hal ...

from unpublished descriptions by Joseph Banks and

Daniel Solander Daniel Carlsson Solander or Daniel Charles Solander (19 February 1733 – 13 May 1782) was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Solander was the first university-educated scientist to set foot on Australian soil. Biography S ...

. The first species Gaertner described was ''Pimelea laevigata'', now known as '' Pimelea prostrata''. The name ''Pimelea'' is from the

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word ''pimele'' meaning "fat or "lard", possibly referring to the oily seeds or fleshy

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s of riceflowers.

Ecology

Some species, including '' P. curviflora'', '' P. flava'', '' P. glauca'', '' P. linifolia'', '' P. microcephala'', '' P. neo-anglica'', '' P. pauciflora'', '' P. simplex'' and '' P. trichostachya'' are known to be

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to stock and there is no known cure.

Species

About 150 species of ''Pimelea'' have been formally described, including about 110 in Australia and 36 in New Zealand. The following is a combined list of names accepted by the ''

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'' or the ''

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'' as of December 2021: *'' Pimelea acra'' C.J.Burrows & de Lange (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea actea'' C.J.Burrows (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea aeruginosa'' F.Muell. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea alpina ''Pimelea alpina'', the alpine rice-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, prostrate or spreading shrub or undershrub with narrowly elliptic leav ...

'' F.Muell. ex Meisn. - alpine riceflower (N.S.W., Vic.) *''

Pimelea altior ''Pimelea altior'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with elliptic leaves and heads of white, tube-shaped flowers. Description ''Pimelea altior'' is a shrub that typic ...

'' F.Muell. (Qld., N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea amabilis ''Pimelea amabilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Queensland. It is a small shrub with narrowly elliptic or elliptic leaves and spikes of hairy, yellowy-green or yellow, tube-shaped flow ...

'' (

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) A.R.Bean (Qld.) *''

Pimelea ammocharis ''Pimelea ammocharis'' is a species of small shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is a small shrub with white-yellow to orange flowers and is endemic to Western Australia. Description ''Pimelea ammocharis'' is a small, upright shrub high w ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea angustifolia ''Pimelea angustifolia'', commonly known as narrow-leaved pimelea, is a small upright, slender or open shrub with whitish, cream, yellow or pink flowers. It is endemic to Western Australia. Description ''Pimelea angustifolia'' is a small shrub ...

'' R.Br. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea approximans ''Pimelea approximans'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Queensland. It is a perennial shrub with elliptic leaves and spikes of hairy, yellow, tube-shaped flowers. Description ''Pimelea ap ...

'' A.R.Bean (Qld.) *'' Pimelea aquilonia''

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(Qld.) *''

Pimelea argentea ''Pimelea argentea'', commonly known as silvery leaved pimelea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with densely hairy young stems and leaves, t ...

'' R.Br. – silvery leaved pimelea (W.A.) *'' Pimelea aridula'' Cheeseman (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea avonensis ''Pimelea avonensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly egg-shaped or elliptic leaves and clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers. Desc ...

'' Rye – (W.A.) *''

Pimelea axiflora ''Pimelea axiflora'', commonly known as bootlace bush, is a small shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with whitish flowers on mostly smooth stems. Description ''Pimelea axiflora'' is a small dioec ...

'' F.Muell. ex Meisn. – bootlace bush (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.) **''Pimelea axiflora'' subsp. ''alpina'' **''Pimelea axiflora'' subsp. ''axiflora'' **''Pimelea axiflora'' subsp. ''pubescens'' *''

Pimelea barbata ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' C.J.Burrows (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea biflora ''Pimelea biflora'', commonly known as matted rice-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate, mat-forming shrub with elliptic leaves and dark red ...

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– matted rice flower (N.S.W.,Vic.) *'' Pimelea brachyphylla'' Benth. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea bracteata ''Pimelea bracteata'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of New South Wales. It is a shrub with narrowly egg-shaped to elliptic leaves and pendulous, pale green heads of pale yellow flo ...

'' Threlfall (N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea brevifolia ''Pimelea brevifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an undershrub or shrub with erect, elliptic leaves, and heads of white flowers surrounded by four in ...

'' R.Br. (W.A.) **''Pimelea brevifolia'' subsp. ''brevifolia'' **''Pimelea brevifolia'' subsp. ''modesta'' *''

Pimelea brevistyla ''Pimelea brevistyla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly egg-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and head-like racemes of white, ...

'' Rye (W.A.) **''Pimelea brevistyla'' subsp. ''brevistyla'' **''Pimelea brevistyla'' subsp. ''minor'' *'' Pimelea buxifolia'' Hook.f. (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea calcicola ''Pimelea calcicola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to part of the west coast of Western Australia. It is an erect to spreading shrub with elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and head-like r ...

'' Rye (W.A.) *''

Pimelea carnosa ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' C.J.Burrows (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea chlorina ''Pimelea chlorina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a shrub with silvery, elliptic or egg-shaped leaves and clusters of greenish-yellow, tube-shaped flowers. Description '' ...

'' A.R.Bean (Qld.) *'' Pimelea ciliata'' Rye (W.A.) **''Pimelea ciliata'' subsp. ''ciliata'' **''Pimelea ciliata'' subsp. ''longituba'' *''

Pimelea ciliolaris ''Pimelea ciliolaris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is a stunted shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves and heads of densely hairy, cream-coloured to pale yel ...

'' (Threlfall) Rye (N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea cinerea ''Pimelea cinerea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a slender shrub with more or less elliptic leaves, and heads of white flowers surrounded by leaves. Description ''Pimelea cinerea' ...

'' R.Br. (Tas.) *'' Pimelea clavata'' Labill. (W.A.) *'' Pimelea concinna'' Allan (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea concreta'' F.Muell. (W.A., N.T.) *''

Pimelea confertiflora ''Pimelea confertiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a shrub with densely hairy young stems, elliptic or narrowly elliptic leaves and spikes of yellowish-green or yellow ...

'' A.R.Bean (Qld.) *''

Pimelea congesta '' Pimelea congesta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Lord Howe Island in Australia. It is a shrub with rough bark, decussate, elliptic leaves and heads of white flowers. Description '' Pimelea co ...

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& F.Muell. (

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) *''

Pimelea cornucopiae ''Pimelea cornucopiae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is native to north Queensland and some islands to the north of Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves and cl ...

'' Vahl (Qld.) *''

Pimelea cracens ''Pimelea cracens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with narrowly elliptic to egg-shaped leaves and creamy green to pale yellow flowe ...

'' Rye (W.A.) **''Pimelea cracens'' subsp. ''cracens'' **''Pimelea cracens'' subsp. ''glabra'' *'' Pimelea cremnophila''

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& I.Telford (N.S.W.) *'' Pimelea cryptica'' C.J.Burrows & Enright (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea curviflora'' R.Br. – tough-barked riceflower, curved riceflower (N.S.W., Vic., S.A.) **''Pimelea curviflora'' var. ''acuta'' Threlfall **''Pimelea curviflora'' R.Br. var. ''curviflora'' **''Pimelea curviflora'' var. ''divergens'' Threlfall **''Pimelea curviflora'' var. ''gracilis'' (R.Br.) Threlfall **''Pimelea curviflora'' var. ''sericea'' Benth. **''Pimelea curviflora'' var. ''subglabrata'' Threlfall *''

Pimelea declivis ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' C.J.Burrows (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea decora ''Pimelea decora'', commonly known as Flanders poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is native to central Queensland. It is a woody perennial herb with egg-shaped or elliptic leaves and hairy, red and cream-colo ...

'' Domin – Flinders poppy (Qld.) *''

Pimelea drummondii ''Pimelea drummondii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas of southern Western Australia. It is an erect, slender shrub with narrowly elliptic or elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pa ...

'' (Turcz.) Rye (W.A.) *''

Pimelea drupacea ''Pimelea drupacea'', commonly known as cherry rice-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and head-like clus ...

'' Labill. - cherry riceflower (Vic., Tas.) *''

Pimelea dura ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' C.J.Burrows (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea elongata ''Pimelea elongata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to inland areas of eastern Australia. It is a slender forb with linear to narrowly elliptic leaves and spikes of hairy, yellowish-green flowers. D ...

'' Threlfall (N.S.W., Qld., S.A.) *''

Pimelea erecta ''Pimelea erecta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, often spreading shrub with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and clust ...

'' Rye (W.A.) *''

Pimelea eyrei ''Pimelea eyrei'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy, narrowly elliptic leaves and clusters of densely hairy, white or cream-coloure ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea eremitica ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' C.J.Burrows – roimata o tohe (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea ferruginea'' Labill. (W.A.) *'' Pimelea filifolia'' (Rye) C.S.P.Foster & Henwood (N.T.) *'' Pimelea filiformis'' Hook.f. (Tas.) *'' Pimelea flava'' R.Br. - yellow riceflower, diosma riceflower (N.S.W., Vic. S.A.) **''Pimelea flava'' subsp. ''dichotoma'' **''Pimelea flava'' subsp. ''flava'' *''

Pimelea floribunda ''Pimelea floribunda'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic to egg-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and drooping, head-li ...

'' Meisn. (W.A.) *'' Pimelea forrestiana'' F.Muell. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea fugiens ''Pimelea fugiens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to central Queensland. It is a shrub with elliptic leaves and heads of 12 to 18 pale yellow, tube-shaped flowers. Description ''Pimelea fugiens'' is ...

'' A.R.Bean (Qld.) *'' Pimelea gigandra'' A.R.Bean (Qld., N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea gilgiana ''Pimelea gilgiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas of north-western Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly egg-shaped leaves and head-like clusters of white or pinkish, ...

'' E.Pritz. (W.A.) *''

Pimelea glauca ''Pimelea glauca'', commonly known as smooth riceflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has elliptic to more or less lance-shaped or linear leaves and creamy-white flowers arr ...

'' R.Br. - smooth riceflower (N.S.W., Qld., Tas., S.A.) *''

Pimelea gnidia ''Pimelea gnidia'' is a species of small shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS), it is not threatened as of 2012. Description Pimelea gnidia grows u ...

'' ( J.R.Forst. et G.Forst.) Willd. (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea graniticola'' Rye (W.A.) *''

Pimelea haematostachya ''Pimelea haematostachya'', commonly known as pimelea poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a perennial herb with narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly elliptic leaves and heads of r ...

'' F.Muell. (Qld.) *''

Pimelea halophila ''Pimelea halophila'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an undershrub with elliptic leaves and compact clusters of 4 to 20 cream-coloured or white flowers su ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea hewardiana ''Pimelea hewardiana'', commonly known as forked rice-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves and head-like clusters of ...

'' - forked riceflower (Vic., S.A.) *''

Pimelea hirta ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea hirsuta ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' (N.S.W.) **''Pimelea hirsuta'' subsp. ''elliptifolia'' **''Pimelea hirsuta'' subsp. ''hirsuta'' *'' Pimelea hispida'' - bristly pimelea (W.A.) *''

Pimelea holroydii ''Pimelea holroydii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the north of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves arranged more or less in opposite pairs, and head-like clusters of ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea humilis ''Pimelea humilis'', also known as common riceflower or dwarf riceflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect or scrambling shrub with hairy stems, elliptic t ...

'' - common riceflower (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.) *''

Pimelea ignota ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' – pinatoro (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea imbricata ''Pimelea imbricata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is native to the southwest of Western Australia and south-eastern South Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves and erect, compact clusters of ...

'' (W.A.) **''Pimelea imbricata'' var. ''imbricata'' **''Pimelea imbricata'' var. ''major'' **''Pimelea imbricata'' var. ''petraea'' **''Pimelea imbricata'' var. ''piligera'' **''Pimelea imbricata'' var. ''simulans'' *''

Pimelea interioris ''Pimelea interioris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the south of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a shrub with hairy, narrowly elliptic leaves and clusters of creamy ...

'' (N.T.) *''

Pimelea lanata ''Pimelea lanata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves and erect clusters of white to deep pink flowers surrounded by 4, ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea latifolia ''Pimelea latifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with hairy young stems, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and greenish-yellow to white, t ...

'' (N.S.W., Qld.) *''

Pimelea lehmanniana ''Pimelea lehmanniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly egg-shaped leaves and clusters of white to pale yellow flowers surrounded by 4 ...

'' (W.A.) **''Pimelea lehmanniana'' subsp. ''lehmanniana'' **''Pimelea lehmanniana'' subsp. ''nervosa'' *''

Pimelea leiophylla ''Pimelea leiophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a shrub with silky-hairy young stems, broadly elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, and clusters of 15 to 25 or more, bright white or p ...

'' (Tas.) *''

Pimelea leptospermoides ''Pimelea leptospermoides'', commonly known as serpentine rice flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with narrowly egg-shaped to elliptic leaves and white, tube-shaped flo ...

'' (Qld.) **''Pimelea leptospermoides'' subsp. ''bowmanii'' **''Pimelea leptospermoides'' subsp. ''leptospermoides'' *''

Pimelea leptostachya ''Pimelea leptostachya'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to central Queensland. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves and spikes of maroon or yellow, tube-shaped flowers arranged in groups of 13 ...

'' (Qld.) *''

Pimelea leucantha ''Pimelea leucantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas in the west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear to narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly elliptic leaves and clusters of ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea ligustrina ''Pimelea ligustrina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with lance-shaped or narrowly elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and clusters of creamy-white ...

'' - tall riceflower (N.S.W., Qld., Vic., Tas., S.A.) **''Pimelea ligustrina'' subsp. ''ciliata'' **''Pimelea ligustrina'' subsp. ''hypericina'' **''Pimelea ligustrina'' subsp. ''ligustrina'' *'' Pimelea linifolia'' - slender riceflower (N.S.W., Qld., S.A., Vic., Tas.) **''Pimelea linifolia'' subsp. ''caesia'' **''Pimelea linifolia'' subsp. ''collina'' **''Pimelea linifolia'' subsp. ''linifolia'' **''Pimelea linifolia'' subsp. ''linoides' *''

Pimelea longiflora ''Pimelea longiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with linear to narrowly elliptic leaves and erect clusters of white to cream- ...

'' (W.A.) **''Pimelea longiflora'' subsp. ''longiflora'' *''

Pimelea longifolia ''Pimelea longifolia'', also known as long-leaved pimelea and tāranga, is a small shrub native to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—th ...

'' - long-leaved pimelea, taranga (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea lyallii ''Pimelea lyallii'', commonly known as the southern sand daphne, is a species of small shrub of the family Thymelaeaceae. Description ''Pimelea lyallii'' has a prostrate habit. Its stems grow up to 60 cm long, with leaves that are 5 to 7&nb ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea macrostegia ''Pimelea macrostegia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is a shrub with glabrous, narrowly elliptic leaves and clusters of pale yellow flowers surrounded by ...

'' (S.A.) *'' Pimelea mesoa'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea micrantha ''Pimelea micrantha'', commonly known as silky rice-flower is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a much-branched undershrub with narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped leaves and com ...

'' (N.S.W., Vic., W.A., S.A.) *'' Pimelea microcephala'' - mallee riceflower or shrubby riceflower (N.S.W., Qld., Vic., N.T., S.A., W.A.) **''Pimelea microcephala'' subsp. ''glabra'' **''Pimelea microcephala'' subsp. ''microcephala'' *'' Pimelea microphylla'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea milliganii ''Pimelea milliganii'', commonly known as silver riceflower or Milligan's rice flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of Tasmania. It is a low, much-branched, densely hairy shru ...

'' (Tas.) *'' Pimelea mimosa'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea mollis ''Pimelea mollis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to southern Queensland. It is a shrub with hairy young stems, elliptic leaves and heads of 24 to 45 white, tube-shaped flowers. Description ''Pimelea ...

'' (Qld.) *''

Pimelea neo-anglica ''Pimelea neoanglica'', commonly known as poison pimelea or scanty riceflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to inland areas of eastern Australia. It is an erect, dioecious shrub with narrowly ellipt ...

'' - poison pimelea, scanty riceflower (N.S.W., Qld.) *'' Pimelea neokyrea'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea nitens ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea nivea'' (Tas.) *''

Pimelea notia ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea octophylla ''Pimelea octophylla'', commonly known as woolly riceflower or downy riceflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect shrub with densely hairy young ste ...

'' - woolly riceflower, downy riceflower (Vic., S.A.) *''

Pimelea oreophila ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea orthia ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea pagophila ''Pimelea pagophila'', commonly known as Grampians rice-flower, is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It has a restricted distribution, white flowers in spherical heads at the end of branches, green leaves arranged in opposite pai ...

'' (Vic.) *''

Pimelea pauciflora ''Pimelea pauciflora'', commonly known as poison rice-flower, is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It has small yellow-lime flowers and green, smooth fleshy leaves, and is endemic to Eastern Australia. Description ''Pimelea pauci ...

'' – scanty riceflower, scrub kurrajong (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.) *'' Pimelea pelinos'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea pendens ''Pimelea pendens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with egg-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaves and compact, pendulous clusters of pa ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea penicillaris ''Pimelea penicillaris'', commonly known as sandhill riceflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is an erect, dioecious shrub with densely hairy young stems, densely hairy, pa ...

'' (N.S.W., Qld., S.A., N.T.) *'' Pimelea petrophila'' (S.A.) *''

Pimelea phylicoides ''Pimelea phylicoides'', commonly known as heath rice-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to southern continental Australia. It is an erect shrub with densely hairy young stems, narrowly egg-shape ...

'' (Vic., S.A.) *''

Pimelea physodes ''Pimelea physodes'', commonly known as Qualup bell, is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has egg-shaped to narrow elliptical leaves and distinctive bell-like inflorescences with tiny greenish flowers surrounded by long ...

'' - Qualup bell (W.A.) *'' Pimelea plurinervia'' (Qld.) *''

Pimelea poppelwellii ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' – Poppelwells pimelea (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea preissii ''Pimelea preissii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and compact cluste ...

'' (W.A.) *'' Pimelea prostrata'' – pinatoro, New Zealand daphne, Strathmore weed (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea pseudolyallii'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea punicea ''Pimelea punicea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an annual herb with narrowly egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and clusters of red or orange ...

'' (W.A.) *'' Pimelea pygmaea'' (Tas.) *''

Pimelea rara ''Pimelea rara'', commonly known as summertime pimelea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub with elliptic or egg-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards ...

'' – summer pimelea (W.A.) *'' Pimelea rosea'' – rose banjine (W.A.) **''Pimelea rosea'' subsp. ''annelsii'' **''Pimelea rosea'' subsp. ''rosea'' *'' Pimelea rupestris'' (Qld., N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea sanguinea ''Pimelea sanguinea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a semi-prostrate herb with narrowly egg-shaped to almost linear leaves, and heads of red flowers surrounded by green or ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea sericea ''Pimelea sericea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a shrub with densely hairy young stems, elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and compact clusters of white, pink or pinkish ...

'' (Tas.) *''

Pimelea sericostachya ''Pimelea sericostachya'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is an undershrub or shrub with densely hairy young stems, narrowly elliptic leaves, and heads of yellow or pale yellow flowers ...

'' (Qld.) **''Pimelea sericostachya'' subsp. ''amabilis'' **''Pimelea sericostachya'' subsp. ''sericostachya'' *''

Pimelea sericeovillosa ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' – cushion pimelea (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea serpyllifolia ''Pimelea serpyllifolia'', commonly known as thyme riceflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is an erect shrub with narrowly elliptic to spatula-shaped leaves, and compact ...

'' - thyme riceflower (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., W.A., S.A.) **''Pimelea serpyllifolia'' subsp. ''occidentalis'' **''Pimelea serpyllifolia'' subsp. ''serpyllifolia'' *''

Pimelea sessilis ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea simplex ''Pimelea simplex'', commonly known as desert rice-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a herb or semi-woody annual with narrowly elliptic to linear leaves, and compact h ...

'' – desert riceflower (N.S.W., Qld., Vic., S.A.) **''Pimelea simplex'' subsp. ''continua'' **''Pimelea simplex'' subsp. ''simplex'' *''

Pimelea spectabilis ''Pimelea spectabilis'', or Bunjong, is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, endemic to Western Australia. It is erect in habit, growing to between 0.5 and 2 metres high. The pink and white flowers are produced between August and Dec ...

'' – bunjong (W.A.) *'' Pimelea spicata'' (N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea spiculigera ''Pimelea spiculigera'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves and heads of yellow or greenish-yellow flowers surrounded b ...

'' (W.A.) **''Pimelea spiculigera'' var. ''spiculigera'' **''Pimelea spiculigera'' var. ''thesioides'' *'' Pimelea spinescens'' - spiny riceflower (Vic.) **''Pimelea spinescens'' subsp. ''pubiflora'' **''Pimelea spinescens'' subsp. ''spinescens'' *''

Pimelea sporadica ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea stricta ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.) *''

Pimelea strigosa ''Pimelea strigosa'', is a flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with hairy young stems, elliptic leaves and heads of 7 to 23 yellow flowers, sometimes with a red tinge. Description ''Pi ...

'' (N.S.W., Qld.) *''

Pimelea suaveolens ''Pimelea suaveolens'', commonly known as scented banjine, is a slender shrub with large, rather hairy yellow inflorescences. It occurs in forest areas of the south-west of Western Australia from New Norcia to Albany. Description ''Pimelea su ...

'' – scented banjine (W.A.) **''Pimelea suaveolens'' subsp. ''flava'' **''Pimelea suaveolens'' subsp. ''suaveolens'' *'' Pimelea subvillifera'' (W.A.) *'' Pimelea sulphurea'' – yellow banjine (W.A.) *''

Pimelea suteri ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea sylvestris ''Pimelea sylvestris'' is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to Western Australia. Description The shrub grows erect. It grows from 0.3 to 2.0 m tall, with white and pink flowers that flower from August to December. ...

'' (W.A.) *'' Pimelea telura'' – three kings pimelea (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea tinctoria'' (W.A.) *'' Pimelea tomentosa'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea traversii ''Pimelea traversii'' is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to New Zealand. The specific epithet ''traversii'' is in honor of naturalist Henry H. Travers Henry Hammersley Travers (1844 – 16 February 1928) was a New ...

'' (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea treyvaudii'' – grey riceflower (N.S.W., Vic.) *''

Pimelea trichostachya ''Pimelea trichostachya'', commonly known as annual riceflower, spiked riceflower or flax weed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to continental Australia. It is a slender, semi-woody, annual shrub with ...

'' (N.S.W., Qld., Vic., W.A., S.A., N.T.) *''

Pimelea umbricata ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (Qld.) *''

Pimelea urvilleana subsp. nesica ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' ar ...

'' (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea urvilleana subsp. urvilleana ''Pimelea urvilleana'' subsp. ''urvilleana'', commonly known as pinatoro, is a ground spreading shrub native to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main la ...

'' - pinatoro (N.Z.) *'' Pimelea venosa'' – Bolivia Hill pimelea (N.S.W.) *''

Pimelea villifera ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' (W.A.) *''

Pimelea villosa ''Pimelea villosa'', also known as ''Pimelea arenaria'', or sand daphne is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, known in Māori as autetaranga or autetauranga. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its conservation status puts it at risk and ...

'' – sand daphne, autetaranga, toroheke, sand pimelea (N.Z.) *''

Pimelea williamsonii ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' – Williamson's riceflower (Vic., S.A.) *''

Pimelea xenica ''Pimelea'', commonly known as rice flowers, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 150 species, including 110 in Australia and thirty six in New Zealand. Description Plants in the genus ''Pimelea'' are he ...

'' – pinatoro (N.Z.)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2708065 Malvales genera Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner