Marina Dunes Preserve

Scientific name:

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Family: Fig Marigold (iceplant)

Blooms: Apr - Sept

Plant Height:Spreading, 30+ cm

Habitat: Beaches & salt marshes

About: Very common in coastal areas, this has many spreading stems with fleshy, triangular-ovate leaves. Its inconspicuous yellow-green flowers appear alone in the leaf axils. The leaves are edible, and covered with tiny, crystalline bumps.

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