Tetragonia tetragonioides, commonly called New Zealand spinach, warrigal greens or by its Māori name of Kōkihi, is a flowering plant in the fig-marigold family (Aizoaceae). It is often cultivated as a leafy vegetable.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of New Zealand 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Tetragonia
- Species
- Tetragonia tetragonoides
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