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Tag: Pimelea

Posted on October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Rice Flower: Lyndhurst

Pimelea elongata, or Rice Flower, growing in a sandy gully at Lyndhurst in October.

Pimelea elongata flowering
Pimelea elongata seeding
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Posted on July 4, 2022July 23, 2022

Shrubby Rice-flower: Arkaroola

Shrubby Rice-flower (Pimelea microcephala) flowering in the Gammon Ranges in winter.

Pimelea flower on the rocky Acacia Ridge, Arkaroola
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Posted on December 16, 2021July 23, 2022

Rock Riceflower: Wilpena

Pimelea petrophila, the Rock Riceflower flowering in Wilpena Pound in December.

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Posted on December 5, 2020July 23, 2022

Pimelea flowering in Parachilna Gorge

Pimelea flowering in the Flinders Ranges in December
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Posted on April 26, 2020July 23, 2022

Shrubby Rice-flower

Pimelea microcephala, Shrubby Rice-flower, has narrow green opposing leaves with yellow/white small flower clusters. Seen here in a sandy gully in the Northern Flinders Ranges, flowering in autumn.

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