Pimelea

Pimelea
Pimelea brachyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Pimelea Banks & Sol. ex Gaertn.
Species
About 80 species; see text

Flower bud of Pimelea nivea

Pimelea (often seen spelled Pimelia, which in fact is the name of a genus of beetles.) is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 80 species in the genus, native to Australia and New Zealand. Many of the species are poisonous to cattle.

Selected species

Pimelea alpina - Alpine Riceflower Pimelea arenaria Pimelea brachyphylla Pimelea calcicola Pimelea ciliolaris Pimelea drupacea Pimelea ferruginea Pimelea flava - Yellow Riceflower, Diosma Riceflower Pimelea glauca Pimelea gnidia Pimelea hispida Pimelea humilis - Common Riceflower Pimelea imbricata Pimelea linifolia - Slender Riceflower Pimelea longiflora Pimelea lyallii Pimelea microcephala - Mallee Riceflower or Shubby Riceflower Pimelea neo-anglica - Poison Pimelea, Scanty Riceflower Pimelea octophylla - Woolly Riceflower, Downy Riceflower Pimelea nivea Pimelea pauciflora Pimelea physodes - Qualup Bell Pimelea prostrata Pimelea rosea Pimelea sericea Pimelea spectabilis Pimelea spicata Pimelea spinescens - Spiny Rice Flower Pimelea suaveolens Pimelea sylvestris Pimelea traversii Pimelea virgata