Tetragoniaceae

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Tetragoniaceae - succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds Aizoaceae, carpetweed family, family Aizoaceae, family Tetragoniaceae caryophylloid dicot family - family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales - corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae Carpobrotus, genus Carpobrotus - a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus Dorotheanthus, genus Dorotheanthus - a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus genus Lithops - genus of stemless South African succulents genus Mesembryanthemum, Mesembryanthemum - South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight genus Molluga, Molluga - carpetweeds genus Pleiospilos, Pleiospilos - perennial succulents of South Africa genus Tetragonia, Tetragonia - New Zealand spinach