Family: Aizoaceae
Plant: A sprawling succulent herb with stems up to 1m long.
Flowers: Small, yellowish-green and stalkless in leaf axils.
Flowering: August-December.
Leaves: Rhombic to lanceolate or diamond shaped, up to 10cm long and 5cm wide. The leaves are semi-succulent and covered with small glistening blisters.
Fruit: Globular, 4 to 6 angled, woody, horned, about 1cm diameter.
Habitat: Found on coast, in dry river beds and in moist locations near the sea.
Features: Succulent rhombic leaves.
Name:
Tetragonia From Greek tetra = four and gona = cornered (referring to its fruit).
tetragonioides
From the plant being Tetragonia-like as originally the plant had a different species name.
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow, Green |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
4 |
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Flowering Month |
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Green, Brown |
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Other Features |
Woody |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Other, Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Soft, Succulent |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland, Beach strand, Fresh Water |
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Habitats |
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