Tetratheca confertifolia

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

Tetratheca confertifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Description edit

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 edit

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 edit

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