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Pimelea ligustrina Labill.
Grows in SE Australia and Tasmania.There are three subspecies. Two are featured here.

Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ligustrina
Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ciliata

Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ciliata Threlfall
Kosciuszko Rose
This subspecies is from the Australian Alps. 

  Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata
  Description:Flowers Description:Plant
  Location:Thredbo, New South Wales Location:Alpine Way, New South Wales
  GPS coordinates:N/A GPS coordinates:N/A
  Date of photo:2 January 2009 Date of photo:30 December 2008
  Field No.:U506 Field No.:U507
  Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
  Location:Thredbo, New South Wales Location:Thredbo, New South Wales
  GPS coordinates:N/A GPS coordinates:N/A
  Date of photo:2 January 2009 Date of photo:2 January 2009
  Field No.:U506 Field No.:U506
     
  Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Plant
  Location:Mt Cope, Falls Creek,Victoria Location:Mt Cope, Falls Creek,Victoria
  GPS coordinates:36˚55.309S 147˚17.763E GPS coordinates:36˚55.309S 147˚17.763E
  Date of photo:19 January 2012 Date of photo:19 January 2012
  Field No.:1018A Field No.:1018A
     
  Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata Pimelea ligustrina subsp ciliata
 
  Description:Seed head Description:Flowers
  Location:Mt Buller, Victoria Location:Mt Cope, Falls Creek,Victoria
  GPS coordinates: 37˚08.678S 146˚26.164E GPS coordinates:36˚55.309S 147˚17.763E
  Date of photo:7 February 2014 Date of photo:19 January 2012
  Field No.:2373 Field No.:1018A
     
     

Pimelea ligustrina Labill. subsp. ligustrina
Tall Rice Flower
This subspecies was identified  in forest in NE Tasmania - near some recent logging activity.
     
Pimelea ligustrina subsp ligustrina Pimelea ligustrina subsp ligustrina
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flowers
  Location:Sunset Ridge,Tasmania Location:Sunset Ridge,Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:41˚22.321S 147˚31.967E GPS coordinates:41˚22.321S 147˚31.967E
  Date of photo:31  December 2012 Date of photo:31 December 2012
  Field No.:1772 Field No.:1772
     
  Pimelea ligustrina subsp ligustrina Pimelea ligustrina subsp ligustrina
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
  Location:Sunset Ridge,Tasmania Location:Sunset Ridge,Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:41˚22.321S 147˚31.967E GPS coordinates:41˚22.321S 147˚31.967E
  Date of photo:31 December 2012 Date of photo:31 December 2012
  Field No.:1772 Field No.:1772
     
     

References (accessed 14 October 2017):

http://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/THYMEL/sPimelea_ligustrina.htm

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Pimelea~ligustrina~subsp.+ciliata

https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/7bd23e75-5271-49e2-ac35-4f3aaf28b3f7

Rye, B.L. in George A.S. (ed.), (1990) Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18:185-187


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