Tetratheca confertifolia
Tetratheca confertifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. confertifolia
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca confertifolia Steetz, 1845
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Tetratheca confertifolia is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Description[]
The species grows as an erect (rarely decumbent) shrub to 10–30 cm in height. The pink or white flowers appear from August to December.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
The range of the species lies within the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on sandy and lateritic soils. [1]
References[]
- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca confertifolia Steetz". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
Categories:
- Tetratheca
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Oxalidales of Australia
- Taxa named by Joachim Steetz
- Plants described in 1845
- Oxalidales stubs
- Australian rosid stubs