Tetratheca affinis
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| Tetratheca affinis | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Tetratheca |
| Species: | T. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca affinis Endl., 1837
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Tetratheca affinis is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Description
[edit | edit source]The species grows as an erect, open and leafless shrub to 10–70 cm (occasionally up to a metre) in height. The pink-purple flowers appear from August to November.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]The species occurs within the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Warren IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on slopes, flats and swamp edges with sandy and lateritic soils.[1]
References
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