''Tetratheca setigera'' is a species of plant in the

quandong Quandong, quandang or quondong is a common name for the species ''Santalum acuminatum'' (desert, sweet, Western quandong), especially its edible fruit, but may also refer to: * ''Aceratium concinnum'' (highroot quandong) * ''Peripentadenia mearsi ...

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that is

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Description

The species grows as an erect or diffuse

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

to 20–80 cm in height. The pink-purple flowers appear from August to December.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs within the

Esperance Plains Esperance Plains, also known as Eyre Botanical District, is a biogeography, biogeographic region in southern Western Australia on the South_coast_of_Western_Australia , south coast between the Avon Wheatbelt and Hampton bioregions, and bordere ...

Jarrah Forest Jarrah Forest, also known as the Southwest Australia woodlands, is an interim Australian bioregion and ecoregion located in the south west of Western Australia.

Swan Coastal Plain The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...

and

Warren Warren most commonly refers to: * Warren (burrow), a network dug by rabbits * Warren (name), a given name and a surname, including lists of persons so named Warren may also refer to: Places Australia * Warren (biogeographic region) * War ...

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s of south-west

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. The plants grow on slopes, flats and swampy areas with sandy and gravelly soils.

References

setigera Eudicots of Western Australia Oxalidales of Australia Taxa named by Stephan Endlicher Plants described in 1837 {{Australia-rosid-stub