Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Tetratheca pilosa subsp. pilosa
Conservation status in NSW:
Extinct
Profile last updated:
19 Dec 2023
Description
Tetratheca pilosa subsp. pilosa is an erect or spreading shrub with branches up to 60 cm long. Stems are terete or with longitudinal ridges, appearing quadrangular and hairy.
Leaves are alternate, opposite or irregular in whorls of 3 or 4, linear to broad-elliptic, rarely circular, 2-25 mm long, 1-5 mm wide, margins revolute to flat and hairy or glabrous. The petiole is distinct.
Flowers are solitary or rarely. Peduncles are 4-9 mm long. Sepals are 1-2.5 mm long and often scarious. Petals are 3-12 mm long and deep lilac-pink. The ovary is hairy or glabrous. There are 2 ovules.
Fruit is often beaked, obovate to obcuneate or cordate, turgid, and 3-4.5 mm long. Seeds are 2.5 mm long.
Distribution
Tetratheca pilosa subsp. pilosa is currently found in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. It is presumed extinct in NSW.
Habitat and ecology
- Tetratheca pilosa subsp. pilosa grows in heath or sclerophyll forest.
- The species flowers in spring.
Recovery strategies
A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.
Activities to assist this species
- No conservation management actions are currently identified for NSW.
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