Tetratheca rupicola
Appearance
Tetratheca rupicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
- ^ a b C. Gardner & L. Murray (1992). "Tetratheca rupicola Joy Thomps". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 13 October 2021.