Biology:Tetratheca rupicola
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Tetratheca rupicola | |
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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. rupicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca rupicola Joy Thomps., 1976[1]
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Tetratheca rupicola is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .
Description
The species grows as a compact or diffuse shrub to 20–40 cm in height. The solitary pink flowers have petals 6–15 mm long, appearing from October to December.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The plants grow in sandy and rocky soils in heath and sclerophyll forest in the Blue Mountains of central eastern New South Wales.[2]
References
- ↑ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 C. Gardner & L. Murray (1992). "Tetratheca rupicola Joy Thomps.". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Tetratheca~rupicola.
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