Tetratheca gunnii

{{Short description|Species of herb}}

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| status = CR

| status_system = EPBC

| genus = Tetratheca

| species = gunnii

| authority = Hook.f.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Tetratheca+gunnii|title=Tetratheca gunnii |accessdate=1 December 2013|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

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Tetratheca gunnii, commonly known as shy susan, is a perennial herb in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to the foothills of the Dazzler Range near Beaconsfield in Tasmania. It grows to between 15 and 50 cm high and has leaves that are up to 5 mm long. The flowers, which are pale lilac to deep pink, appear in spring.{{cite web|title=Shy susan, Tetratheca gunnii|url=http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Attachments/SROS-6VJURQ/$FILE/Tetratheca%20gunnii%20listing%20statement.pdf|accessdate=1 December 2013}}

Tetratheca gunnii relies on native bees for pollination.{{cite web|title=Real life 'wall flower' victim of its own adaptation |accessdate=11 December 2013|author=Matthew Crawford|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/real-life-wall-flower-victim-of-its-own-adaptation/5147414|date=10 December 2013|publisher=ABC Radio National}}

Associated species include Eucalyptus amygdalina, Eucalyptus ovata, Euryomyrtus ramosissima, Epacris virgata and Hibbertia riparia.

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