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Tetragonia eremaea
Desert Spinach (Tetragonia eremaea) is a low, prostrate annual herb native to southern Australia, usually found over granite or limestone. It is grown mainly as a curiosity or for xeriscape and native gardens, and needs very little water and full sun.
Tetragonia eremaea is a member of the genus Tetragonia and is endemic to Australia.
The annual herb has a prostrate habit that typically grows to a height of 3 to 20 centimetres (1.2 to 7.9 in). It blooms between August and October producing yellow-green flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetragonia eremaea 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.
