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Tetragonia spicata
Tetragonia spicata is a Southern African perennial shrub or scrambler.
From the article Tetragonia spicata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species is highly variable but can be recognised by its leaves which are flat (not folded or revolute) and on clear stalks (petiolate). The flowers are in groups (rarely solitary) in a leafless terminal inflorescence, born on a herbaceous stem. The fruit is small and has a clear secondary ridge.
Related species. This species is frequently confused with Tetragonia arbuscula, but T. spicata is more herbaceous (less woody), with larger leaves, flowers that are not strictly axillary and secondary ridges between the wings of its fruits.
== References ==
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 595245.