This native shrub
is commonly known as
rice flower.
Pimelea rupestris
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Thymelaeaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Distribution is south of the Fraser Coast region including near Kilkivan. Due to its highly restricted distribution it is recommended for listing as Endangered under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act 1992. (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/new-plants).
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/194265335.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
