Tetratheca filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. filiformis
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca filiformis Benth., 1863
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Description
editThe species grows as a diffuse to prostrate shrub to 40 cm in height. The flowers are pink-purple, appearing from October to January.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe range of the species lies within the Jarrah Forest and Warren IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia in the local government areas of Augusta–Margaret River, Denmark, Manjimup and Nannup. The plants grow in damp, sandy areas with winter wet season rainfall.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tetratheca filiformis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.