| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Tetragonia fruticosa L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 480 (1753) |
| Native Range | Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1100m |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, ramose, leaves alternate, subsessile, lanceolate to linear, 1-4cm, cuneate, involute, inflorescence racemose, flowers pedicellate, 3-5-merous |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tetragonia fruticosa var. lanceolata Fenzl Tetragonia fruticosa var. linearis (Haw.) Fenzl Tetragonia lanceolata Burm.f. Tetragonia linearis Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAM Namibia) |