Biology:Tetratheca pubescens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca pubescens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. pubescens
Binomial name
Tetratheca pubescens
Turcz., 1852

Tetratheca pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .

Description

The species grows as a slender shrub to 60 cm in height. The flowers are white or pink-purple.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies within the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on rocky hillsides, in gullies and the banks of creeks, on sand, loam or clay soils.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca pubescens Turcz.". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4541. 

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