''Tetratheca parvifolia'' is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to

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Description

The species grows as a small

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 20–30 cm in height. The pink flowers appear in October.

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies in the

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and Jarrah Forest

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bioregions of south-west Western Australia.

References

parvifolia Eudicots of Western Australia Oxalidales of Australia Taxa named by Joy Thompson Plants described in 1976 {{Australia-rosid-stub