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FamilyTHYMELAEACEAE
Genus speciesPimelea nivea Labill. 
BibliographyNov. Holl. Pl. 1: 10 (1804)
Native RangeTasmania
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets
Altitude0-1300m
Descriptionleaves obovate to broadly elliptic, 3-6mm long, sometimes glaucous, with red margins, flowers 1cm long, tubular, tetramerous, in compact heads
Size50-100cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBanksia nivea (Labill.) Kuntze
Heterolaena incana (R.Br.) C.A.Mey.
Heterolaena nivea (Labill.) C.A.Mey.
Pimelea incana R.Br.
Pimelea nivea var. erecta Hook.f.
Pimelea nivea var. incana (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Pimelea nivea var. micrantha Meisn.
Pimelea nivea var. nummularia Hook.f.
Pimelea nivea var. thyrsoidea Hook.f.
Pimelea paxtonii Regel
Territory5 Australasia
     50 Australia (TAS Tasmania)
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