Spiny Riceflower - native (Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens)

Family: Thymelaeaceae.

Native.

Occurrence: Rare, in basalt area grasslands on the Guildford Plateau.

Identification:

• it a small prostrate shrub
• the branches are spiny
• flowers are small and white.

VROTS: endangered. (Listed under the Fauna and Flora Guarantee Act.)

Since the discovery of this species during a landcare revegetaion project, it has also been found growing north of Bendigo. On the Guildford Plateau it is under severe threat from introduced grasses such as Phalaris.