Pimelea aeruginosa is a species of small shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is a small shrub with yellow flowers and is endemic to Western Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Pimelea |
| Species: | P. aeruginosa
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Description
editPimelea aeruginosa is an upright, spindly small shrub, 0.2–1.5 m (7.9 in – 4 ft 11.1 in) high with smooth stems. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, sessile or almost so, narrowly egg-shaped or narrow and broader at the apex, smooth, uniformly coloured throughout, 7–22 mm (0.28–0.87 in) long, 2.5–7.5 mm (0.098–0.295 in) wide. The pendulous inflorescence consist of numerous compact yellow flowers. The over-lapping flower bracts are mostly in pairs of 3–6, broadly elliptic to rounded, 11–25 mm (0.43–0.98 in) long, 7–17 mm (0.28–0.67 in) wide, smooth, occasionally inner bracts may be yellowish with hairs on the edges. The individual tubular flowers are 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in) long and smooth. The style 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) long, the sepals 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) long, smooth or with occasional hairs along the midrib. The stamens may be longer or shorter than the sepals. Flowering occurs mostly from May to October.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editPimelea aeruginosa was first formally described in 1869 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[4][5] The specific epithet (aeruginosa) is derived from the Latin word aeruginosus meaning "verdigris" with reference to the flower bracts when dry.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species mostly occurs inland from Geraldton, to Esperance on sand, gravel, sandy clay, over laterite in mallee dominated locations.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Pimelea aeruginosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b Rye, Barbara L. (1990). Flora of Australia Volume 18-Podostemaceae to Combretaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 103. ISBN 0-644-10472-4.
- ^ a b "Pimelea aeruginosa". Western Australia Herbarium FloraBase-Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Pimelea aeruginosa". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae". 7 (50): 2. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Sharr, Francis A. (2019). Western australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780958034180.