Pimelea
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Melburnian
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[[Pimelea humilis]]
{{Taxobox
| name = ''Pimelea''
| image = Pimelea brachyphylla 03.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Pimelea brachyphylla]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malvales]]
| familia = [[Thymelaeaceae]]
| genus = '''''Pimelea'''''
| genus_authority = [[Joseph Banks|Banks]] & [[Daniel Solander|Sol.]] ex [[Joseph Gaertner|Gaertn.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
About 80 species; see text
}}
'''Pimelea''' (often seen spelled ''Pimelia'') 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
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*''[[Pimelea arenaria]]''
*''[[Pimelea brachyphylla]]''
*''[[Pimelea ciliolaris]]''
*''[[Pimelea drupacea]]''
*''[[Pimelea ferruginea]]''
*''[[Pimelea glauca]]''
*''[[Pimelea gnidia]]''
*''[[Pimelea hispida]]''
*''[[Pimelea humilis]]'' - Common Riceflower
*''[[Pimelea imbricata]]''
*''[[Pimelea linifolia]]''
*''[[Pimelea longiflora]]''
*''[[Pimelea lyallii]]''
*''[[Pimelea microcephala]]'' - Mallee Riceflower or Shubby Riceflower
*''[[Pimelea nivea]]''
*''[[Pimelea pauciflora]]''
*''[[Pimelea physodes]]'' - Qualup Bell
*''[[Pimelea prostrata]]''
*''[[Pimelea rosea]]''
*''[[Pimelea sericea]]''
*''[[Pimelea spectabilis]]''
*''[[Pimelea spicata]]''
*''[[Pimelea suaveolens]]''
*''[[Pimelea sylvestris]]''
*''[[Pimelea traversii]]''
*''[[Pimelea virgata]]''
|}
== Links ==
* [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21037195-5005340,00.html Poison plant is last straw]
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