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Pimelea octophylla R.Br.
Woolly Riceflower
The plants pictured are from South Australia, Kangaroo Island and Victoria. The plant is common in the Adelaide Hills.

  Pimelea octophylla Pimelea octophylla
 
  Description:Flower and leaves. Description:Flowers
  Location:Kangaroo Island, South Australia Location:Kangaroo Island, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:N/A GPS coordinates:N/A
  Date of photo:28 December  2010 Date of photo:28 December  2010
  Field No.:U513 Field No.:U513
     
  Pimelea octophylla Pimelea octophylla
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers detail showing hairy corolla tube..
  Location:Cleland Conservation Park, Mt Lofty, South Australia Location:Grampians, Victoria
  GPS coordinates:34˚57.928S, 138˚41.908E GPS coordinates:37˚10.440S, 142˚30.353E
Date of photo:13 November  2011 Date of photo:17 January 2012
  Field No.:U514 Field No.:1018
     
  Pimelea octophylla Pimelea octophylla
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flower heads and leaves.
  Location:Cleland Conservation Park, Mt Lofty, South Australia Location:Cleland Conservation Park, Mt Lofty, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:34˚57.928S, 138˚41.908E GPS coordinates:34˚57.928S, 138˚41.908E
  Date of photo:13 November  2011 Date of photo:13 November  2011
  Field No.:U514 Field No.:U514
     
  Pimelea octophylla Pimelea octophylla
 
Description:Flower head. Description:Plant
  Location:Cleland Conservation Park, Mt Lofty, South Australia Location:Kangaroo Island, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:34˚57.928S, 138˚41.908E GPS coordinates:N/A
  Date of photo:2 November  2008 Date of photo:28 December  2010
  Field No.:U514 Field No.:U513
     
  Pimelea octophylla Pimelea octophylla
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flowers
  Location: Cleland Conservation Park, Mt Lofty, South Australia Location: American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:34˚57.979S, 138˚41.923E GPS coordinates:35˚49.623S, 137˚42.334E
  Date of photo:11 November  2014 Date of photo:8 November  2014
  Field No.:2901 Field No.:2831
     

References (accessed 15 October 2017):

http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Pimelea&species=octophylla

Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 175

http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=3354

 

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Pimelea octophylla