Tetratheca pubescens
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| Tetratheca pubescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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]