1	"Stems glabrous; style-portion of floral tube either with hairs all long or with the longer hairs shorter than those on ovary-portion"	2
1	"Stems sparsely to densely hairy near each inflorescence; style-portion of floral tube with a mixture of long and short hairs, the long hairs slightly longer or about as long as those on ovary-portion"	3
2	"Floral tube 5–8 mm long; style-portion sparsely to moderately densely hairy, the hairs all long"	"Pimelea imbricata var. major"
2	"Floral tube 4.5–6 mm long; style-portion densely hairy, with a mixture of long and short hairs"	"Pimelea imbricata var. simulans"
3	"Flowers pale to deep pink"	"Pimelea imbricata var. imbricata"
3	"Flowers white or cream, very rarely pink-tinged"	"Pimelea imbricata var. piligera"