Tetratheca pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Tetratheca pubescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. pubescens
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca pubescens Turcz., 1852
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Description
editThe species grows as a slender shrub to 60 cm in height. The flowers are white or pink-purple.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe range of the species lies within the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on rocky hillsides, in gullies and the banks of creeks, on sand, loam or clay soils.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca pubescens Turcz". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2021.