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These include Solanum brachyantherum, Eragrostis peruviana and Tetragonia macrocarpa.
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One species, Tetragonia tetragonioides, is widely distribution on the coast of the southern hemisphere and Spergularia confertiflora, the presence of which is considered doubtful for islands, is present on Juan Fernández.
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At rocky sites a variety of dwarf shrubs grow, including Drosanthemum luderitzii, Ruschia sedoides, and Tetragonia arbusculoides as well as the annual grasses Stipagrostis hermannii, S. namibiensis, and S. subacaulis.
Namib desert 2008
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Annuals and perennials include Perityle emoryi, Oenothera coquimbensis, Ademia latistipula, Atragalus coquimbensis, Cruckshanksia verticillata, Fagonia chilensis and Tetragonia angustifolia.
Atacama desert 2007
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Tetragonia tetragonioides, productive in hot weather but thick-leaved and best when cooked.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Tetragonia tetragonioides, productive in hot weather but thick-leaved and best when cooked.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The fruits of _Tetragonia expansa_ frequently have attached to their side a secondary flower or fruit in such a position as to lead to the inference that it springs from the upper portion of the peduncle which is dilated to invest the true carpels.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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= = New Zealand Spinach = = (= Tetragonia expansa =).
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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The New Zealand spinage (_Tetragonia expansa_) has a greenish and a brownish variety, the red color extending over the whole foliage, including the stems and the branches.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Among the useful plants for which we are indebted to New Zealand, we must not forget their summer spinach (_Tetragonia expansa_ -- Murray), which was discovered on Cook's first voyage by Sir Joseph Banks, and was
John Rutherford, the White Chief George Lillie Craik 1832
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