Biology:Tetratheca confertifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca confertifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. confertifolia
Binomial name
Tetratheca confertifolia
Steetz, 1845

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca confertifolia Steetz". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4528. 

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