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Tetratheca ericifolia
Tetratheca ericifolia is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
From the article Tetratheca ericifolia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species grows as a diffuse or compact shrub to 15–40 cm in height, and with stems covered with pale brown bristles. The linear leaves are 3–10 mm long and 1–1.5 mm wide. The flowers are lilac-pink, with petals 5–12.5 mm long, appearing throughout the year, but mainly from July to December.
Range & habitat
The species is found from Nabiac southwards to the Nimmitabel area in eastern New South Wales, where the plants grow in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest on sandy soils.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83410.