Plants of
South Australia
Pimelea micrantha
Thymelaeaceae
Curved Riceflower,
Silky Riceflower
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 4

Prior names

Pimelea curviflora ssp. micrantha

Pimelea curviflora var. micrantha

Common names

Curved Riceflower

Silky Riceflower

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Nullarbor, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

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
6,400 (6.1 g)
6,400 (6.1 g)
50+30-Oct-2015DJD3213
Northern Lofty
2-May-201760%-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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