Pimelea glauca R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Pimelea

Characteristics

Shrub from ±prostrate to l m high. Stems glabrous. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, usually narrowly elliptic, glabrous, usually bluish green; lamina 3–20 mm long, 1–7 mm wide. Inflorescence usually erect, compact, 7–many-flowered; involucral bracts 4, ±ovate, 6–16 mm long, 2.5–8 mm wide, glabrous outside, leaf-like in colour; inner bracts hairy inside, ciliate. Flowers bisexual, glabrous inside, white or creamy white. Hypanthium 8.5–14 mm long, circumscissile; ovary-portion glabrous; style-portion 6–10 mm long, with short hairs outside. Sepals 2–3.5 mm long. Stamens shorter than sepals; anther locules latrorse. Ovary glabrous or distally hairy.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Commonly occurs on sand dunes or rocky areas close to the coast, also occurs inland in various habitats.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Pimelea glauca world distribution map, present in Australia and Iceland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832571-1
WFO ID wfo-0001283155
COL ID 4HW4X
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Pimelea campicola Calyptrostegia glauca Calyptrostegia intermedia Calyptrostegia schlechtendaliana Pimelea glauca Pimelea schlechtendaliana Pimelea intermedia Pimelea glauca var. major Pimelea glauca var. minor