Pimelea axiflora subsp. axiflora

Characterized by axillary flower heads with small, papery bracts, and usually (but not always) by long narrow leaves. Although most plants have glabrous stems, a variant from southern Victoria (from Mt Macedon to Thomson River) has stems with minute (less than 0.1 mm long) hairs.

The common names refer to the use of the tough fibrous bark for string by indigenous people and early settlers.