Pimelea physodes

Qualup bell
Pimelea physodes in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. physodes
Binomial name
Pimelea physodes
Synonyms[1]
  • Banksia physodes (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Macrostegia erubescens Turcz.

Pimelea physodes, commonly known as Qualup bell,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has egg-shaped to narrow elliptical leaves and distinctive bell-like inflorescences with tiny greenish flowers surrounded by long elliptical bracts. The inflorescence resembles those of some of the only distantly-related darwinia "bells" and the bracts are a combination of red, purple, green and cream-coloured.

  1. ^ a b "Pimelea physodes". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Pimelea physodes". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.