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Pimelea bracteata - profile

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Scientific name: Pimelea bracteata
Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered
Commonwealth status: Critically Endangered
Gazetted date: 15 May 2020
Profile last updated: 21 Oct 2024

Description

Pimelea bracteata is a shrub to 2 m tall, with hairless stems. Leaves are 6–10 mm long and 3–6 mm wide, often with a purplish tinge. Flowers are in nodding bracteate heads that grow on short side branches.  The large bracts (6–8, 10–18 mm long) completely surrounding the cluster of pale yellow flowers and are hairless, yellow-green often tinged with purple or red.  There are between 15–26 flowers 15–26 in each head, 12–17 mm long. Fruit are 3–4.5 mm long and green.  Flowering is in early to mid-summer.

Distribution

Pimelea bracteata is endemic to New South Wales where it is currently known from the Southern Tablelands. The main areas of occurrence of P. bracteata are in the northern area of Kosciuszko National Park, Scabby Range Nature Reserve, neighbouring State Forests and freehold land.

Habitat and ecology

  • Pimelea bracteata occurs in wetlands and along waterways and stream edges in high altitude treeless subalpine valleys. It can also occur in wet heathland and closed heath.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Recovery strategies

IBRA Bioregion IBRA Subregion Known or predicted Geographic restrictions region
Australian AlpsSnowy Mountains Known Only above 1100m elevation ASL (sub-alpine species).
South Eastern HighlandsBondo Known Only above 1100m elevation ASL (sub-alpine species).
South Eastern HighlandsMonaro Known Only above 1100m elevation ASL (sub-alpine species).