Tetratheca confertifolia

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Tetratheca confertifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. confertifolia
Binomial name
Tetratheca confertifolia
Steetz, 1845

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

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Description

The species grows as an erect (rarely decumbent) shrub to 10–30 cm in height. The pink or white flowers appear from August to December. [1] It's conservation code is 'Not Threatened' as per 'Conservation Codes applied to plants in Western Australia'. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies within the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. [1]

Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee are IBRA subregion it is found in. [2] The plants grow on sandy and lateritic soils. [1]

External

  1. 1 2 3 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca confertifolia Steetz". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 20 February 2024.


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