Tetragonia diptera

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

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

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. "Tetragonia diptera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Tetragonia diptera F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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