Pimelea sanguinea

Pimelea sanguinea is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a semi-prostrate herb with narrowly egg-shaped to almost linear leaves, and heads of red flowers surrounded by green or reddish, and deep reddish-purple involucral bracts.

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Pimelea sanguinea is a semi-prostrate herb that typically grows to a height of up to 30 cm (12 in). Its leaves are narrowly egg-shaped to almost linear, 5–38 mm (0.20–1.50 in) long and 1–7 mm (0.039–0.276 in) wide. The flowers are red and arranged in clusters surrounded by egg-shaped involucral bracts 7–26 mm (0.28–1.02 in) long and 2.5–11 mm (0.098–0.433 in) wide. The bracts are green or reddish on the outside, green or deep reddish-purple inside. The floral tube is 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long and the sepals 1.0–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long. Flowering occurs from February to August.

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