Tetragonia glauca Fenzl

Species

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

Characteristics

Softly woody shrublet, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, glaucous, margins narrowly revolute. Flowers solitary in axils, on slender pedicels, yellow. Fruit pendulous, 4-winged with narrow ridges between.
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Sepals free. Softly woody shrublet to 50 cm. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, glaucous, margins narrowly revolute. Flowers solitary in axils, pedicels slender, yellow. Fruits pendent, 4-winged with narrow ridges between.
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Tetragonia glauca world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001292983
COL ID 55MTC
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Synonyms

Tetragonia glauca