Pimelea microcephala (Pimelea microcephala)
Description
Pimelea microcephala (mallee riceflower or shrubby riceflower) is a dioecious shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Australia. It grows up to 4 metres high and produces greenish-yellow flowerheads. The male flowerheads have 13 to 100 flowers while the female flowerheads have 7 to 12. The leaves are 7 to 40 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide. The species is toxic to stock.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malvales
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Family: Thymelaeaceae
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Genus: Pimelea
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