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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Aizoaceae (ハマミズナ科) > Tetragonia tetragonoides
Tetragonia L. (ツルナ)
One species recorded from Japan |
Habitat: sandy coast Seed dispersal: (sea-)water Chromosome number: 2n = 32 Use: vegetable, groundcover Synonyms: Tetragonia expansa Murray |
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[1-3] in Oi Pier Seaside Park, faced to Keihin Canal, Tokyo, on December 26 2015.
Tetragonia L. (ツルナ)
Umihourensou (ウミホウレンソウ, 海法蓮草), sea spinach (WA) or dune spinach (SA) |
Distribution: originally in South Africa (now widespread in Wesern Australia and other regions |
Habitat: sand dunes, sea coasts, etc. Use: gardening |
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[1/2] in the Kings Park Botanic Garden, Perth, on September 27 2003.