Tetragonia tetragonoides
Common Tetragonia, New Zealand Spinach
Other regional names: Warrigal Cabbage +1 more
- Warrigal Cabbage
- Wild Spinach
Also known as: Demidovia tetragonoides Pall. +11 more
- Demidovia tetragonoides Pall.
- Tetragonia borealis Batt. & Trab.
- Tetragonia cornuta Gaertn.
- Tetragonia expansa Murray
- Tetragonia expansa var. cornuta (Gaertn.) Endl.
- Tetragonia halimifolia G.Forst.
- Tetragonia implexicoma var. chathamica F.Muell.
- Tetragonia inermis F.Muell.
- Tetragonia japonica Thunb.
- Tetragonia purpurea Otto ex Sweet
- Tetragonia quadricornis Stokes
- Tetragonia striata Larrañaga
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aizoaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Tetragonia tetragonoides (commonly known as Common Tetragonia or New Zealand Spinach) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Aizoaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Succulent
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, New Zealand, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Kermadec Is., Korea, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Queensland, South Australia, Taiwan, Tasmania, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Azores, Baleares, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Easter Is., Ecuador, Finland, Florida, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Italy, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Peru, Portugal, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sardegna, Somalia, Spain, St.Helena, Sumatera, Sweden, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, West Virginia, Wisconsin