
Qualup Bell
Pimelea physodes
Family Thymelaeaceae
Fitzgerald River wildflower icon
About
One of the signature wildflowers of the Fitzgerald River Biosphere, the Qualup bell displays showy red, purple, green and cream bracts around tiny greenish flowers, blooming from July to October.
How to spot it
Small shrub 0.2-1m tall with a single basal stem and opposite, egg-shaped to narrow-elliptical leaves; the pendulous, multicoloured bell-shaped bract clusters are unmistakable. Found on sandplains and hillsides through Fitzgerald River National Park.
Found in
- Fitzgerald River National Park
Source: Wikipedia — Pimelea physodes
Photo: Melburnian (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons