Tetratheca phoenix


Tetratheca phoenix is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Description

The species grows as a small shrub to 25 cm in height, with dark pink-magenta flowers.

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies within the Jarrah Forest Interim Biogeographic [Regionalisation for Australia|IBRA] bioregion of south-west Western Australia in a small area some 70 km south of the city of Perth, [Western Australia|Perth] on the Darling Scarp. The plants are known only from Mount Cooke, where theygrow near large rock outcrops on brown granitic gravelly loam soils.