About Pimelea neoanglica Threlfall
Pimelea neoanglica is an erect, dioecious shrub that typically reaches a maximum height of 3 m (9.8 ft), and has slender, hairless stems. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, have a narrowly elliptic shape, and are mostly 4–45 mm (0.16–1.77 in) long and 1.0–5.5 mm (0.039–0.217 in) wide, borne on a short petiole. Flowers are arranged at the ends of branches in compact clusters that hold 3 to 24 flowers. Most clusters have 2 green, narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly elliptic involucral bracts at the base, measuring 3–23 mm (0.12–0.91 in) long. The flowers are greenish-yellow; male flowers are about 5 mm (0.20 in) long, while female flowers are about 3 mm (0.12 in) long. Flowering can occur in most months of the year, with a peak flowering period in September and October. This species, commonly called poison pimelea, grows mainly in clay soils on the Great Dividing Range and adjacent nearby ranges in eastern Australia, ranging from Carnarvon Station Reserve in Queensland to Gloucester in New South Wales.
