Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for New Zealand Spinach - Tetragonia tetragonoides   (Pallas) Kuntze
Members of Aizoaceae:
Only member of Tetragonia in NC.
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Author(Pallas) Kuntze
DistributionCollected only once, in 1930 from Durham County, where "escaped from gardens and fields."

Native of eastern Asia; in N.A. MA to WI south to FL; also CA, OR.
AbundanceVery rare. Perhaps only a one-time waif.
HabitatYard weed.
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting July-November.
IdentificationThe stems are essentially prostrate and often mat-forming. The leaves are alternate, stalked, with ovate, succulent blades that lack teeth. The flowers are axillary and inconspicuous, the 4 sepals fairly bright yellowish appearing as "petals", but petals are absent.
Taxonomic CommentsSometimes spelled T. tetragonioides.

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