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Tetratheca harperi

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Tetratheca harperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. harperi
Binomial name
Tetratheca harperi
F.Muell., 1865

Tetratheca harperi, also known as Jackson Tetratheca, is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Description

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The species grows as a multi-stemmed shrub to 20–40 cm in height. The tiny leaves are 2 mm long, and mature branches are leafless. The flowers each have four or five pink petals 12 mm long and 6 mm wide, and appear from July to November.[2][1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is only known from Mount Jackson, north of the town of Southern Cross, within the Coolgardie IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on stony loam soils in crevices on rocky outcrops.[2][1]

Conservation

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The species has been listed as Vulnerable under Australia's EPBC Act. Threats include mineral exploration and mining, invasive weeds, inappropriate fire regimes and grazing by feral goats.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca harperi (Jackson Tetratheca)" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca harperi F.Muell". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2021.