Scientific Name: Pimelea curviflora

Common Name: curved riceflower

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Thymelaeaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Dwarf shrub with pale to dull green densely hairy leaves with incurved margins.

Height (m): 0.15 – 1.5

Flowers: Many flowered compact heads of greenish-yellow flowers at end of side branches.

Fruit: Dry, nut-like

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Recorded often in forest and often in sandy soil.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Very difficult from seed. Seed releases very quickly once ripe. Slightly immature fruit can be harvested and allowed to mature in a warm position. Rub on wire screens to remove outer coverings.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold Some species require exposure to cold before they germinate. These species are best sown in early winter and left to germinate in a shade house.

Seed Treatment Notes

May respond to a combination of heat and smoke treatment or stratification may be useful. Secure seeds in a plastic bag with a mixture of wet sand and peat and hold in fridge at 2°C for at least six weeks. If germination does not occur within 30 days seed can be stratified for another 3 weeks.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings of very young growth. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.