Tetratheca harperi, also known as Jackson Tetratheca, is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Tetratheca harperi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. harperi
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca harperi F.Muell., 1865
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Description
editThe species grows as a multi-stemmed shrub to 20–40 cm in height. The tiny leaves are 2 mm long, and mature branches are leafless. The flowers each have four or five pink petals 12 mm long and 6 mm wide, and appear from July to November.[2][1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is only known from Mount Jackson, north of the town of Southern Cross, within the Coolgardie IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on stony loam soils in crevices on rocky outcrops.[2][1]
Conservation
editThe species has been listed as Vulnerable under Australia's EPBC Act. Threats include mineral exploration and mining, invasive weeds, inappropriate fire regimes and grazing by feral goats.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca harperi (Jackson Tetratheca)" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca harperi F.Muell". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2021.