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Pimelea calcicola (Pimelea calcicola)

Description

Pimelea calcicola is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, endemic to Western Australia. It is erect or spreading in habit, growing to between 0.2 and 1 metre high. Pink flowers are produced between September and November in its native range. The species was first formally described by B.L. Rye in 1984 in the botanical journal Nuytsia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malvales

            • Family: Thymelaeaceae

              • Genus: Pimelea