Illustrator: Barbara Alongi

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems mat-forming, 3–14 dm. Leaves 1–10 × 5–5 cm; petiole 1–3 cm, winged; blade pale green abaxially, dark green adaxially, midvein and lateral-veins raised abaxially, ovate-rhombic to triangular, base truncate, papillate with larger papillae abaxially. Inflorescences: peduncle to 2 mm. Flowers sometimes unisexual; calyx lobes spreading, yellow, ovate to half orbiculate, 2 mm; stamens clustered or scattered. Fruits turbinate, 8–12 mm; horns 4–6. Seeds smooth. 2n = 32.

Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Sand dunes, bluffs, margins of coastal wetlands, disturbed areas
Elevation: 0-500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Conn., Fla., Mass., N.C., Oreg., Pa., W.Va., Wis., Mexico, South America, e Asia, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia

Discussion

Tetragonia tetragonioides is cultivated as a vegetable.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.