Pimelea simplex | |
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In the Gawler Ranges | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Genus: | Pimelea |
Species: | P. simplex
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Binomial name | |
Pimelea simplex | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Banksia simplex (F.Muell.) Kuntze |
Pimelea simplex, commonly known as desert rice-flower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a herb or semi-woody annual with narrowly elliptic to linear leaves, and compact heads of densely hairy white to yellowish-green flowers.