Pimelea nivea Labill.

Snowy Pimelea

Shrub to 3 m tall with densely white-hairy new growth. Leaves opposite, elliptic to more or less round, mostly 0.5-1.5 cm long and wide, white-hairy below. Flower clusters with inconspicuous bracts, mostly 2-3 cm wide. Flowers creamy white, rarely pink; spring to summer.

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Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Thymeleaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Malvales
family       Thymelaeaceae
genus        Pimelea Gaertn.