Tetratheca virgata
Appearance
Tetratheca virgata | |
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Flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. virgata
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca virgata Steetz, 1845
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Tetratheca virgata is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Description
[edit]The species grows as a slender, spreading shrub to 10–45 cm in height. The pink-purple flowers appear from September to November.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs within the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on sandy, gravelly and clay soils.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca virgata Steetz". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2021.