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Pimelea microcephala R.Br.
Shrubby Riceflower

Reference
Prodr. 361 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect shrub, 0.8-2.5 m high. Fl. white-cream-yellow-green, Apr to Oct or Dec. Sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 29 February 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Lesueur Sandplain, Maralinga, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Ningaloo, Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Three Springs, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.