''Tetratheca rubioides'' is a species of
flowering plant in the
quandong family that is
endemic to
Australia
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Description
The species grows as a compact
shrub
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to 30–60 cm in height. The linear leaves are 3–15 mm long and 1 mm wide. The flowers are deep lilac-pink, with petals 5–11 mm long, appearing mostly from October to November.
Distribution and habitat
The range of the species extends from the
Blue Mountains to the
Braidwood district in eastern
New South Wales, where the plants grow in
heath and
sclerophyll forest on
sandstone.
References
rubioides
Flora of New South Wales
Oxalidales of Australia
Taxa named by Allan Cunningham (botanist)
Plants described in 1825
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