Pimelea traversii

Pimelea traversii is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to New Zealand.^[3] The specific epithet traversii is in honor of naturalist Henry H. Travers (1844–1928), son of William Thomas Locke Travers.^[4]

Pimelea traversii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Pimelea
Species:	P. traversii
Binomial name
Pimelea traversii Hook.f.[1][2]

Description

The shrub grows bushy. Its branches grow tall and erect. It grows up to 60 cm (2 ft 0 in) tall, with hairy white and pink flowers that flower from October to April. It can be found on arenite, rock outcrops, and stable stone fields.^[1]

This species is one of several within its genus that plays host to the endemic moth Notoreas elegans.^[5]