Pimelea ligustrina, commonly known as tall rice-flower, is a shrub species in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.Plants have an erect habit, growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height. Leaves are 15 to 90 mm long and 7 to 20 mm wide. The flowers are clustered in groups, the heads surrounded by 4 or 8 bracts. These are followed by green to red-brown fruit.The species was first formally described in 1805 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Three subspecies are currently recognised:
P. ligustrina subsp. ciliata P. ligustrina subsp. hypericina P. ligustrina subsp. ligustrinaIt occurs in coastal areas and mountain ranges in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It is a food plant for caterpillars of the yellow-spot blue.
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Pimelea
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
Other names.
