Pimelea urvilleana

Pimelea urvilleana subsp. urvilleana is a small prostrate shrub, with stout, flexible stems up to 30 cm long. The branchlets are covered with dense matted white hair. The older stems are grey brown and slightly hairy. The decussate leaves are usually distichous. and flat or slightly keeled. There are many stomata on the adaxial surface, but few to none on the abaxial surface. The tips are obtuse. The inflorescences have 5-7 white flowers, which are hairy on the outside. This subspecies has only been found in the Auckland region and is relatively rare. Pimelea urvilleana subsp. nesica differs in having paler and larger green leaves which are not keeled and less hairy branchlets, than subspecies urvilleana. Pimelea urvilleana subsp. nesica is found in the islands east of Auckland and Coromandel.

Pimelea urvilleana is found in New Zealand, on the North Island and thought to be extinct on the South Island.