Botanical name

Tetragonia decumbens

Family

Aizoaceae

Common Name

Kinkelbos, Klapperbrak.
Tetragonia decumbens
Tetragonia decumbens
Tetragonia decumbens
Tetragonia decumbens
Tetragonia decumbens
Tetragonia decumbens

Description

Sprawling perennial with branches up to a metre long. Leaves fleshy, glistening, oblong or lance-shaped, warty or hairy; bears yellow flowers, 3-4mm across, in branched axillary clusters, shorter than the leaves. Fruits have rigid wings.

Habitat

Coastal dunes

Flower Date

August to November