Pimelea erecta

Pimelea erecta is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, often spreading shrub with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and clusters of erect, white or pale pink flowers.

Description
Pimelea erecta is an erect, often spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1 m with a single glabrous, pale brown to greyish stem at ground level. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, elliptic to egg-shaped, 5–20 mm long and 1.5–5 mm wide on a petiole 0.4–1.0 mm long. The flowers are arranged in clusters on a peduncle 1–8 mm long with 8 or 10 involucral bracts 5–11 mm long and 1.3–4 mm wide at the base, each flower on a hairy pedicel 0.1–0.2 mm long. The flowers are white to pink, the flower tube 6–8 mm long and the sepals are egg-shaped, densely hairy outside and 2.5–3.5 mm long. The stamens and style extend beyond the end of the flower tube. Flowering occurs between July and March with a peak between October and January.

Taxonomy
Pimelea erecta was first formally described in 1988 by Barbara Lynette Rye and the description was published in the journal Nuytsia. The specific epithet (erecta) refers to the flowers and involucral bracts.

Distribution and habitat
This pimelea grows in sand or clay between the Ongerup and Israelite Bay in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Conservation status
Pimelea erecta is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.