Biology:Pimelea longifolia

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Short description: Species of shrub

Pimelea longifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. longifolia
Binomial name
Pimelea longifolia
Sol. ex Wikstr.
Synonyms

Passerina longifolia

File:Illustrations of the New Zealand flora P172 (BHL12443764).jpg
P. longifolia by Matilda Smith.

Pimelea longifolia, also known as long-leaved pimelea and tāranga, is a small shrub native to New Zealand.[1]

Pimelea longifolia is found from coastal to alpine environments, often in open areas in or around forest, scrub and rocky places.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Tāranga grows on clay banks in Auckland, Wellington, and the west of the South Island.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pimelea longifolia Sol. ex Wikstr.". nzflora. http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Pimelea_longifolia.html. 
  2. ↑ "Pimelea longifolia". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1123. 
  3. ↑ Moore, Lucy B.; Irwin, J. Bruce (1978). The Oxford book of New Zealand plants. Wellington: Oxford Univ. Pr. ISBN 978-0-19-558035-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7194614 entry