Tetragonia chenopodioides Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Aizooideae > Tetragonia > Tetragonia subg. Tetragonia

Characteristics

Stamens > twice as many as sepals. Plants entirely herbaceous, annual or tuberous. Flowers sessile or subsessile. Tuberous perennial with sprawling branches to 40 cm. Leaves rhomboid, fleshy, reddish beneath. Flowers in axillary and terminal clusters, subsessile, yellow-green, styles twice as long as perianth. Fruits 8-ridged.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Tetragonia chenopodioides world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001292976
COL ID 55MSR
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Synonyms

Tetragonia macrostylis Tetragonia chenopodioides Tetragonia haplostylis