''Tetratheca neglecta'' is a species of plant in the
quandong family that is
endemic to Australia.
Description
The species grows as a compact or diffuse
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
to 15–60 cm in height. The solitary, deep lilac-pink flowers have petals 5–10 mm long, appearing from August to November.
Distribution and habitat
The plants grow in sandy
heath and dry
sclerophyll forest in the Sydney district of eastern
New South Wales, as far south as
Robertson.
References
neglecta
Flora of New South Wales
Oxalidales of Australia
Taxa named by Joy Thompson
Plants described in 1976
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