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Pimelea buxifolia Hook.f.  
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FamilyTHYMELAEACEAE
Genus speciesPimelea buxifolia Hook.f. 
BibliographyHandb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 243 (1864)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves elliptic-oblong to ovate, 5-10mm long, coriaceous, flowers 9-12, ca. 1cm long, tubular, tetramerous, in heads surrounded by whorls of leaves
Size40-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer, autumn
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBanksia buxifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Pimelea montana Colenso
Pimelea stylosa Colenso
Pimelea subsimilis Colenso
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North)
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