Tetragonia nigrescens Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

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Characteristics

Soft, prostrate, slightly succulent herb with underground tuber, much branched, glabrous or papillose or with hair-like scales, green or purplish, drying black. Leaves broadly ovate to orbicular, 1–8 cm long, 6–35 mm wide, upper leaves narrower, narrowing to petiole 5–30 mm long. Flowers grouped; pedicels 5–25 mm long, papillose. Perianth segments 4 or 5, ovate, acute, c. 3 mm long, papillose or hairy, green. Stamens many. Styles and locules 3 or 4. Fruit dry, with 4 thin smooth wings, 5–15 mm long, indented at apex, slightly narrowed at base.
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Flowers pedicellate. Tuberous perennial with sprawling stems to 50 cm. Leaves obovate to suborbicular, often red beneath. Flowers in axillary and terminal umbels mostly on slender pedicels, yellow or cream-coloured, sometimes orange, reverse often magenta, 3-4 mm. Fruits winged.
Tuberous perennial, with sprawling stems up to 500 mm long. Leaves obovate to suborbicular, often red beneath. Flowers in axillary and terminal umbels, mostly on slender pedicels, yellow or cream-coloured, sometimes orange, reverse often magenta, 3-4 mm long. Fruit winged.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Tetragonia nigrescens world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001292994
COL ID 55MTZ
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Synonyms

Tetragonia nigrescens Tetragonia heterophylla Tetragonia nigrescens var. hirsuta Tetragonia nigrescens var. hirta Tetragonia nigrescens var. maritima Tetragonia nigrescens var. pruinosa