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Tetratheca pubescens

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Tetratheca pubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. pubescens
Binomial name
Tetratheca pubescens
Turcz., 1852

Tetratheca pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family that is endemic to Australia. It grows as a slender shrub to 60 cm in height. The flowers are white, pink or purple.[1] It grows within the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee IBRA bioregions of southwest Western Australia, on rocky hillsides, gullies and creekbanks of sand, loam or clay.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca pubescens Turcz". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2021.