Pimelea sericea R.Br.

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Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 361

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Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 172, map 230
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Type: "Table Mount [Mt Wellington], Derwent R., [Tas.], 19-20 Feb. 1804, R. Brown; n.v."
nomenclatural synonym: Banksia sericea (R.Br.) Kuntze: 172
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea villosa Wikstr.: 172
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea lanata Hensl.: 172
  Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 172, map 230
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Type: "Table Mount [Mt Wellington], Derwent R., [Tas.], 19-20 Feb. 1804, R. Brown; n.v."
nomenclatural synonym: Banksia sericea (R.Br.) Kuntze: 172
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea villosa Wikstr.: 172
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea lanata Hensl.: 172

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Description

Shrub 20–80 cm high. Young stems densely hairy. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, elliptic or broadly elliptic, dark green and glabrous on adaxial surface, densely white-hairy abaxially; lamina 3–9 mm long, 2–6 mm wide. Inflorescence terminal, compact, many-flowered. Flowers bisexual or rarely female, densely hairy outside except at base, white or pink or of both colours. Hypanthium 5.5–7.5 mm long, circumscissile, partially hairy inside; style-portion 3.5–4.5 mm long. Sepals spreading, 2–3 mm long, glabrous inside. Stamens inserted at base of and shorter than sepals; anther locules semi-latrorse. Style exserted.

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Phenology

Flowers mainly November–February.

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Biostatus

Native.

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Distribution

Endemic in Tasmania, recorded from the Cradle Mountain, Mount Barrow and Mount Wellington areas.

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Habitat

Occurs on alpine or subalpine moorland, mainly at altitudes of 750–1400 m.

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

Tas.: Lake Dobson, Mount Field National Park, N.T. Burbidge 3263 (HO); Mount Wellington, J.H. Hemsley 6132 (HO); Cradle Mountain, Dec. 1926, Lindon (HO); Mount Barrow, 1949, J. Somerville (HO).

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Notes

See note under Pimelea nivea .

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Illustrations

M. Stones & W.M. Curtis, Endemic Fl. Tasmania 2: figs 73, 74 (1969).

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Source

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 18 (1990), a product of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

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Last updated: Unknown; Feb 29, 2024 12:36 Status: Legacy

Author - B.L. Rye

Contributor - John R. Busby (ed. May 2020)

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Cite this profile as: B.L. Rye. Pimelea sericea, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Pimelea%20sericea [Date Accessed: 19 September 2025]