Pimelea prostrata (J.R. & G.Forst.) Willd. is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pimelea prostrata (J.R. & G.Forst.) Willd.

Pimelea prostrata (J.R. & G.Forst.) Willd.

Pimelea prostrata is a low prostrate New Zealand shrub with blue-green leaves, small white flowers, and varying stem lengths by variety.

Family
Genus
Pimelea
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pimelea prostrata (J.R. & G.Forst.) Willd.

Pimelea prostrata (J.R. & G.Forst.) Willd. is a low-growing, prostrate shrub. It bears blue-green leaves and small white flowers. Its stems measure between 30 and 60 cm in length, with variation depending on the subspecies/variety. The nominate subspecies Pimelea prostrata subsp. prostrata has 30 cm long stems and yellowish-brown branchlets.

Photo: (c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Samuel Brown · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Thymelaeaceae Pimelea

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

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