DESERT SPINACH Tetragonia eremaea Seeds

A prostrate spreading annual or possibly a short lived perennial herb, typically grows to a height of 3 to 20 centimetres 1 2 to 7 9 in Flowering between August and October producing yellow green flowers

The plant is often found over granite or limestone and has a scattered distribution throughout the Mid West and Goldfields Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy, loamy or clay soils

Desert spinach produces a smaller, thinner and rounder leaf profile than the more common T tetragonoides warrigal greens

Bush food: Edible leaves All tetragons are edible as greens, although owing to their high levels of oxalic acid just like spinach , they should be blanched and rinsed in cold water before consumption Any dish that would use spinach can be substituted with any tetragon

Germination: Pre soak for 10 hours prior to planting