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Tetragonia cristata is a low, spreading annual herb from Western Australia, found on clay flats and among granite outcrops in the Mid West. It is a desert-adapted species that needs sun, good drainage and little water.
Tetragonia cristata is a member of the genus Tetragonia endemic to Australia.
The annual herb has a prostrate habit and typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 30 centimetres (0.6 to 11.8 in) and has stems up of 60 cm (24 in) in length. It blooms between July and September producing yellow flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetragonia cristata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
