Biology:Tetratheca virgata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

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

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

Description

The species grows as a slender, spreading shrub to 10–45 cm in height. The pink-purple flowers appear from September to November.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs within the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on sandy, gravelly and clay soils.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca virgata Steetz". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4546. 

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