Tetragonia diptera
Tetragonia diptera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Tetragonia |
Species: | T. diptera |
Binomial name | |
Tetragonia diptera | |
Tetragonia diptera is a member of the Tetragonia genus and is endemic in Australia.
The annual or perennial herb has a prostrate to semi-erect habit that typically grows to a height of 5 to 10 centimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in). It blooms between July and August producing yellow-green flowers.[1]
The plant is often found among limestone outcrops or on sand dunes and has a scattered distribution throughout the Gascoyne, Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or loamy soils.[1]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1878 in the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Tetragonia diptera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ "Tetragonia diptera F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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