Latin name: Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pallas) Kuntze
Pronunciation: tet-ra-GO-nee-a tet-ra-go-nee-OH-i-dees
Common name: New Zealand spinach
Family: Aizoaceae (Iceplant)
Habitat: Mostly sand dunes, bluffs and margins of coastal wetlands below about 300', native to eastern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
Blooming period: April to September
Name derivations: 1) Tetragonia 2) tetragonioides
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