Plants of
South Australia
Pimelea williamsonii
Thymelaeaceae
Williamson's Riceflower
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock painting: 1

Etymology

Greek 'pimele' fat, alluding to the fleshy cotyledons and

Distribution and status

Sandy soils and disturbed sites, often observed post-fire Rare
Herbarium regions: Eyre Peninsula, Murray
NRM regions: Eyre Peninsula, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Plant description

Wooly subshrub to 30cm tall. Leaves elliptic, 2.5-16 mm long, 1-5 mm wide, acute to obtuse, lower surface with coarse antrorse white or colourless hairs and the upper surface with fewer and finer hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike to 6.5cm long. Flowers bisexual, white, 3.5-5 mm long. Flowering most of the year. Seeds are seed ventricose, hooked at the apex, glabrous, black, finely reticulate 1-5mm

Seed collection and propagation

Collect seeds between November and December.

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA 
MSB
2,100 (1.18 g)
2,100 (1.18 g)
50+16-Nov-2010DEM7055
South Eastern
1-Jan-201295%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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