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Common names
Smooth Riceflower
Etymology
Greek 'pimele' fat, alluding to the fleshy cotyledons, glauca meaning thin bloom
Distribution and status
Recorded on Eyre, Yorke and Fleurieu Peninsulas, Kangaroo Island and the South East of South Australia. Also recorded in Tasmania and the eastern mainland states. Growing in open forests and grasslands, coastal heaths and dunes on sandy soils.. Native, common in South Australia
Herbarium regions: Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Plant description
Erect branched shrub to 1 m, glabrous except the inflorescence; heads terminal. Four involucral bracts glabrous outside, inner pair with short fine hairs and ciliate on the margins, outer pair glabrous inside, or nearly so. Flowering August to December. Fruits are seeds covered with a brown, papery perianth with short hairs on the outside, glabrous inside. Seeds are ellipsoid black seed with a brittle, dark, finely ribbed seed coat. Seed embryo type is
Seed collection and propagation
Collect seeds between October and December. Collect brown fruits with mature black seeds Gently rub fruits though a sieve, taking care not to damage the brittle seeds From one collection seed viability was high at 75%
| Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSB | 3,400 (6.26 g) | 30-40 | 19-Nov-2005 | DJD203 Southern Lofty | |||
| BGA MSB | 3,800 (8.03 g) | 50+ | 3-Nov-2015 | DJD3294 Southern Lofty | 2-May-2017 | 75% | -18°C |
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.