Pimelea ferruginea

Pimelea ferruginea
At Cape Naturaliste
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. ferruginea
Binomial name
Pimelea ferruginea
Synonyms[1]
  • Banksia ferruginea (Labill.) Kuntze
  • Heterolaena decussata C.A.Mey. nom. illeg.
  • Heterolaena decussata C.A.Mey. var. decussata nom. illeg.
  • Pimelea decussata R.Br. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Habit near Yallingup

Pimelea ferruginea, commonly known as pink rice flower[2] or coastal banjine,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas of south-western Western Australia. It is a dense, erect shrub with elliptic to narrowly elliptic leaves and head-like clusters of pale to deep pink, tube-shaped flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Pimelea ferruginea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Pimelea ferruginea". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rye, Barbara L. (1999). "An updated revision of Pimelea sect. Heterolaena (Thymelaeaceae), including two new taxa". Nuytsia. 13 (1): 174–177. Retrieved 14 November 2022.