Tetragonia eremaea

Tetragonia eremaea is a member of the genus Tetragonia and is endemic to Australia.

Tetragonia eremaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Tetragonia
Species:
T. eremaea
Binomial name
Tetragonia eremaea

The annual herb has a prostrate habit that typically grows to a height of 3 to 20 centimetres (1.2 to 7.9 in). It blooms between August and October producing yellow-green flowers.[1]

The plant is often found over granite or limestone and has a scattered distribution throughout the Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy, loamy or clay soils.[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Hansen Ostenfeld in 1921 in the article Contributions to West Australian Botany, part III : Additions and notes to the flora of extra-tropical W. Australia. in the journal Biologiske meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab.[2]

References
  1. "Tetragonia eremaea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Tetragonia eremaea". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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