Pimelea traversii Hook.fil. is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pimelea traversii Hook.fil.

Pimelea traversii Hook.fil.

Pimelea traversii Hook.fil. is a bushy New Zealand shrub that hosts the endemic moth Notoreas elegans.

Family
Genus
Pimelea
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Pimelea traversii Hook.fil.

Pimelea traversii Hook.fil. is a bushy shrub with tall, erect branches, reaching a maximum height of 60 cm (2 ft 0 in). It produces hairy white and pink flowers, which bloom from October through April. This species grows on arenite, rock outcrops, and stable stone fields. It is one of several species in its genus that act as host plants for the endemic moth Notoreas elegans.

Photo: (c) Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Thymelaeaceae Pimelea

More from Thymelaeaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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