| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Pimelea prostrata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Willd. |
| Bibliography | Tabl. Encycl. 1: 31 (1791) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, black, leaves small, ovate to obovate, obtuse, to base tapered, curvate, sessile, grey-green, flowers 6-10 in axillary and terminal racemes, fragrant |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Banksia prostrata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Cookia prostrata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst) J.F.Gmel. Passerina prostrata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. Pimelea bicolor Colenso Pimelea heterophylla Colenso Pimelea laevigata Sol. ex Gaertn. Pimelea laevigata var. monticola Petrie Pimelea laevigata var. repens Cheeseman Pimelea novae-zeylandiae W.H.Baxter Pimelea prostrata f. parvifolia Allan Pimelea prostrata var. repens Hook.f. Pimelea prostrata var. vermicularis Meisn. Pimelea rugulosa Colenso Sirmuellera prostrata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |