Tetratheca nephelioides
# Tetratheca nephelioides

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

## Description

The species grows as a small, erect, clumped shrub to 40 cm in height and 80 cm wide. The deep mauve to magenta flowers appear in September.

## Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies within the Geraldton Sandplains IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia, some 240 km north of the city of Perth near the town of Eneabba. The plants grow on sandy, clayey, gravelly and lateritic soils.

## Conservation

The species has been listed as Critically Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act. Threats include disturbance from power line and firebreak maintenance activities.

