Biology:Tetragonia eremaea

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Short description: Species of succulent

Tetragonia eremaea
Tetragonia eremaea flower.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Tetragonia
Species:
T. eremaea
Binomial name
Tetragonia eremaea
Ostenf.

Tetragonia eremaea is a member of the genus Tetragonia and is endemic to Australia .

The annual herb has a prostrate habit that typically grows to a height of 3 to 20 centimetres (1.2 to 7.9 in). It blooms between August and October producing yellow-green flowers.[1]

The plant is often found over granite or limestone and has a distribution throughout southern Australia [2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Hansen Ostenfeld in 1921 in the article Contributions to West Australian Botany, part III : Additions and notes to the flora of extra-tropical W. Australia. in the journal Biologiske meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17247665 entry