Tetratheca pilifera

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

Tetratheca pilifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. pilifera
Binomial name
Tetratheca pilifera
Lindl., 1840

Description

The species grows as a spreading shrub to 10–30 cm in height. The purple flowers appear from August to October.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies within the Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia, on gravelly soils on the northern and north-eastern outskirts of the city of Perth.[1]

References

  1. Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca pilifera Lindl". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2021.


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