Newzyland Spinach

Tetragonia tetragonoides

  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Newzyland Spinach
  • Flower name
    Newzyland Spinach
  • Scientific name
    Tetragonia tetragonoides
  • Aliasハマジシャ, 浜千舎, 蔓菜, Newzyland Spinaci, ハマナ
  • Place of originNew Zealand, Australia and other Pacific countries
  • Place of floweringSeashore
  • Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

What is Newzyland Spinach

New Zealand spinach(scientific name:Tetragonia tetragonoides) is a vine of the family aizoaceae succulent perennial herb native to Pacific countries such as Australia. It creeps and grows on the beach sand. young leaves are for vegetables.
In Sunshine Coast to fall from spring and yellow flowers (in so visible) bloom. Flowers inside are the green in yellow outside. However in fact no petals, calyx and look like flowers with sepals, four or five are. 

Common name: New Zealand spinach , scientific name:Tetragonia tetragonoides , aka:Tsuruna , origin: New Zealand, Australia and other Pacific countries, Habitat: coast, Plant height: 30-60 cm, leaf length: 5-6 cm, leaf arrangement: alternate, leaf quality: fleshy, petiole: with, leaves or passes: diamond, both flowers, the ovary: backward, Petals: nothingness, Calyx color: yellow (inside), green (outer), sepals diameter:0.5cm, sepals number: 4-5 images, number of stamens, 10, flowering period: April to November,.


  • Order
    Caryophyllales
  • Family
    Aizoaceae
  • Genus
    Tetragonia
  • Species
    T. tetragonioides
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Lip shaped
  • Leaf type
    rhombic
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeTendrils of the succulent perennial herb, vegetable
  • Flower colorsYellow
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height30.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.4 ~ 0.6 cm

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