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Tetragonia expansa

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{{stub}}[[File:Starr 050222-4149 Tetragonia tetragonioides.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Tetragonia expansa''' is an annual to short-lived perennial creeping plant growing about 20 - 40cm tall and spreading to form clumps 1 metre wide or more.The plant has been used as a vegetable since at least the 18th century AD. It is occasionally cultivated in gardens for its edible leaves, and is an excellent spinach substitute for hot dry weather conditions.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Young shoots}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Root cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
New Zealand spinach is a plant of the warm temperate zone to the tropics. It does not grow well in lowland areas of the tropics, but is cultivated at elevations above 600 metres and does best at 1,000 - 1,700 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Coastal sand dunes}}, {{Commonly seen|Stony beaches}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Sheltered beaches}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tetragonia+tetragonoides Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275442&isprofile=0&chr=19 Tetragonia expansa on missouribotanicalgarden.org]* [ https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/52942 Tetragonia expansa on cabi.org]* [ https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/tetragonia-tetragonoides/ Tetragonia expansa on nzpcn.org.nz]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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