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Pimelea sericea R.Br.
Mountain Riceflower
Endemic to Tasmania in montane moorlands.There are beautiful displays of this plant on the road to Mt Wellington in summer.
  Pimelea sericea Pimelea sericea
 
Description:Flowers Description:Flowers and leaves
  Location: Mt Wellington,Tasmania Location:  Mt Wellington,Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:42˚53.371S 147˚13.249E GPS coordinates:42˚ 53.371S 147˚13.249E
  Date of photo:6 January 2010 Date of photo:5 January 2013
  Field No.:U515 Field No.:1817
     
  Pimelea sericea Pimelea sericea
 
  Description:Plant Description:Plant
  Location:  Mt Wellington,Tasmania Location:  Mt Wellington,Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:42˚53.371S 147˚13.249E GPS coordinates:42˚53.371S 147˚13.249E
  Date of photo:5 January 2013 Date of photo:6 January 2010
  Field No.:1817 Field No.:U515
     
  Pimelea sericea Pimelea sericea
 
  Description:Plant Description:Plants in habitat
  Location: Mt Field,Tasmania Location:  Mt Wellington,Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:42˚41.0613S 146˚35.7004E GPS coordinates:42˚ 53.371S 147˚13.249E
  Date of photo:7 January 2010 Date of photo:5 January 2013
  Field No.:U517 Field No.:1817
     
  Pimelea sericea Pimelea sericea
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
Location: Ben Lomond,Tasmania Location: Ben Lomond,Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:4 32.455S 147˚40.469E GPS coordinates:4 32.455S 147˚40.469E
  Date of photo:1 January 2013 Date of photo:15 January 2010
  Field No.:1782 Field No.:U516
     
  Pimelea sericea Pimelea sericea
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Plant in habitat
  Location: Mt Field, Tasmania Location: Mt Field, Tasmania
  GPS coordinates:42˚40.595S  146˚35.196E GPS coordinates:42˚40.595S  146˚35.196E
  Date of photo:5 January 2016 Date of photo:5 January 2016
  Field No.:3808 Field No.:3808
     
     



References (accessed 15 October 2017):

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

Rye, B.L. in George A.S. (ed.), (1990) Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18:172

 

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Pimelea sericea