Pimelea spinescens
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Pimelea spinescens or Spiny Rice Flower is a critically endangered shrub native to central and western Victoria
, Australia
. P. spinescens grows to up to 30 cm tall and is found in lowland grassland. The plant is dioecious
and unlike others of its genus is non-toxic.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. P. spinescens grows to up to 30 cm tall and is found in lowland grassland. The plant is dioecious
Dioecious
Dioecy is the property of a group of biological organisms that have males and females, but not members that have organs of both sexes at the same time. I.e., those whose individual members can usually produce only one type of gamete; each individual organism is thus distinctly female or male...
and unlike others of its genus is non-toxic.
Subspecies
Pimelea spinescens has two known subspecies:- P. s. subsp. spinescens
- P. s. subsp. pubiflora