Tetratheca exasperata
| Tetratheca exasperata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Tetratheca |
| Species: | T. exasperata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca exasperata , 2007[1]
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Tetratheca exasperata is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Description[]
The species grows as a small shrub to 10–35 cm in height, with dark pink to pink-purple flowers.[2][1]
Distribution and habitat[]
The range of the species lies within the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Warren IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia, some 200–300 km south to south-east of the city of Perth. The plants grow on white-grey sand, sandy loam, and orange-brown gravelly loam soils.[2][1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Butcher, R (2007). "Tetratheca exasperata and T. phoenix (Elaeocarpaceae), two new conservation-listed species allied to T. setigera, from south-west Western Australia". Nuytsia. 17: 117–126.
- ^ a b Amanda Spooner (2008). "Tetratheca phoenix R.Butcher". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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