Pimelea erecta

Pimelea erecta is an erect, often spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of with a single glabrous, pale brown to greyish stem at ground level. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, elliptic to egg-shaped, long and wide on a petiole long. The flowers are arranged in clusters on a peduncle long with 8 or 10 involucral bracts long and wide at the base, each flower on a hairy pedicel long. The flowers are white to pink, the flower tube long and the sepals are egg-shaped, densely hairy outside and 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. ==References==