Pimelea sericeovillosa Hook.f.


Family	THYMELAEACEAE
Genus species	Pimelea sericeovillosa Hook.f.
Synonyms	Banksia sericeovillosa (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Habitat	grassland
Altitude	montane-alpine
Description	leaves ovate-oblong to linear, 4-7mm, densely softly hirsute on both faces, flowers 2-6, to 5mm long, densely sericeous, tubular, tetramerous, in heads
Size	5-10cm
Color	white
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca
Type	shrub, cushion
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer
Territory	Australasia New Zealand (New Zealand South)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea sericeovillosa Hook.f., Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 245 (1864) Synonyms: Banksia sericeovllosa (Hook.f.) Kuntze montane-alpine ============================================================================= sericeovillosa typica ined. New Zealand South 51 NZS sericeovillosa alta C.J.Burrows, New Zealand J. Bot. 49(3): 374 (2011) New Zealand South 51 NZS sericeovillosa pulvinaris (C.J.Burrows) C.J.Burrows, ibid. Basionym: Pimelea pulvinaris C.J.Burrows, Trans. Roy. Soc. N. Z., Bot. 1: 219 (1962) New Zealand South 51 NZS