Tetratheca harperi

Tetratheca harperi, also known as Jackson Tetratheca, is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Tetratheca harperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. harperi
Binomial name
Tetratheca harperi
F.Muell., 1865

Description

The species grows as a multi-stemmed shrub to 20–40 cm in height. The tiny leaves are 2 mm long, and mature branches are leafless. The flowers each have four or five pink petals 12 mm long and 6 mm wide, and appear from July to November.[2][1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is only known from Mount Jackson, north of the town of Southern Cross, within the Coolgardie IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on stony loam soils in crevices on rocky outcrops.[2][1]

Conservation

The species has been listed as Vulnerable under Australia's EPBC Act. Threats include mineral exploration and mining, invasive weeds, inappropriate fire regimes and grazing by feral goats.[1]

References
  1. "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca harperi (Jackson Tetratheca)" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca harperi F.Muell". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2021.


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