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Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze
New Zealand Spinach

Reference
Revis.Gen.Pl. 1:264 (1891)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate or decumbent annual or perennial, herb, 0.05-0.1 m high. Fl. yellow-green, Apr or Jun or Aug or Nov to Dec. White or grey sand, sandy clay. Coastal limestone, sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 October 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Perth, Pindanland, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Broome, Manjimup, Melville, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Wanneroo.