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Common name:
New Zealand spinach
Botanical name:
Tetragonia trigyna (=T.implexicona
Family:
Aizoaceae
Maximum height:
3 metres
Where found:
Coastal sand dunes and rocky places
Description:
Trailing or woody climbing herb or subshrub with round branching soft woody stems up to 3metres long
Fleshy leaves are alternate with minute pimples and smooth margins (1-5cm x 1-3cm)
Tiny yellow flowers are unisexual and solitary and without petals
Succulent bright to dark red fruit (5-7mm)
PHOTOS: Barry Hartley
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