Pimelea calcicola
Encyclopedia
Pimelea calcicola is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae
, endemic to Western Australia
. It is erect or speading in habit, growing to between 0.2 and 1 metre high. Pink flowers are produced between September and November in its native range.
The species was first formally described by B.L. Rye in 1984 in the botanical journal Nuytsia
.
Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera and 898 species. It was established in 1789 by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu.Thymelaeaceae is in the order Malvales...
, endemic to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It is erect or speading in habit, growing to between 0.2 and 1 metre high. Pink flowers are produced between September and November in its native range.
The species was first formally described by B.L. Rye in 1984 in the botanical journal Nuytsia
Nuytsia (journal)
Nuytsia is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Western Australian Herbarium. It publishes papers on systematic botany, giving preference to papers related to the flora of Western Australia. Nearly twenty percent of Western Australia's plant taxa have been published in Nuytsia. First published...
.