Pimelea altior

Pimelea altior is a shrub that typically grows to a height of and has densely hairy young stems. The leaves are elliptic to broadly elliptic, long and wide, both surface densely covered with white hairs. The flowers are borne in heads of 4 to 7 on a peduncle up to long with four leafy bracts at the base. The flowers are white, the floral tube long and the sepals long. Flowering occurs sporadically throughout the year. ==Taxonomy==

Pimelea altior was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected near Moreton Bay. The specific epithet (altior) means "higher". ==Distribution and habitat==

This pimealea grows in tall forests and on the edges of rainforest from near Eumundi in south-east Queensland to near Taree in northern New South Wales. ==References==