Bower spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma)

Bower spinach, a reference photo — Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Tetragonia implexicoma, commonly known as bower spinach, is a species of plant in the Aizoaceae, or ice-plant family. A similar species is Tetragonia tetragonioides, however this species has larger leaves and a shorter flowering time.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bower spinach being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Tetragonia trigyna
Tetragonia decumbens

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Tetragonia
Species: Tetragonia implexicoma

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