''Tetratheca procumbens'', also known as mountain pink-bells, is a species of
flowering plant in the
quandong family that is
endemic to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
Description
The species grows as a small, procumbent to weakly ascending
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 5–30 cm in height. The linear leaves are 2–8 mm long and 0.5–2 mm wide. The flowers are lilac-pink or white, with petals 3–5 mm long, appearing from October to December.
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in
Victoria, in mountain country north of
Heyfield
Heyfield is a town in Victoria, Australia, with a population of 1,993. It is east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington local government area. Located on the Thomson River, Heyfield is a gateway to the Victorian High Country.
History
In 1 ...
, as well as in
Tasmania, where the plants grow in low subalpine
heathland on
peat soils or
sphagnum near bogs and streams.
References
procumbens
Flora of Tasmania
Flora of Victoria (state)
Oxalidales of Australia
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
Plants described in 1855
{{Australia-rosid-stub