Biology:Tetratheca erubescens
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Tetratheca erubescens | |
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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. erubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca erubescens J.P.Bull, 2007[1]
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Tetratheca erubescens is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .
Etymology
The specific epithet erubescens (‘blushing’) refers to the appearance of the flowers.[1]
Description
The species grows as a low, tangled shrub to 50 cm in height and 1.5 m wide. The flowers are white, pink or mauve, with darker flecks and speckles.[2][1]
Distribution and habitat
The range of the species lies within the Coolgardie IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia, where it is limited to the Koolyanobbing Range. The plants grow in rock crevices among hill crests, slopes and cliffs, on red-brown sandy and gravelly soils and ironstone.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bull, JP (2007). "Tetratheca erubescens (Elaeocarpaceae), a new and geographically restricted species from the Coolgardie Biogeographic Region of south-western Australia". Nuytsia 17: 88–94. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/nuytsia/article/501.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amanda Spooner (2008). "Tetratheca erubescens J.P.Bull". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/20761.
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