Downy Riceflower,
Woolly Riceflower
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Near Threatened |
Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Lucindale (NCP03) | | Least Concern |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Least Concern |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Least Concern |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU D2) [occurs Gammon Plateau] |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU D2) [responds to fire & disturbance] |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
Talia (EYB04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Near Threatened |
Lowan Mallee (MDD04) | | Least Concern |
Wimmera (MDD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
4 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern |
4 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Rare , Vulnerable |
3 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern , Rare |
4 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 4
Prior names
Pimelea octophylla ssp. octophylla
Common names
Downy Riceflower
Woolly Riceflower
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 2,100 (6.57 g) 2,100 (6.57 g) | 70 | 14-Dec-2005 | DJD280 Southern Lofty | 14-Aug-2006 | 40% | -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.