How to identify Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra
Identify Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Three-angled seed capsule.
- Confirm leaf shape: Round, fleshy.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-January.
- Confirm it sits within the Aizoaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Round, fleshyrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra
Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra belongs to the Aizoaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It grows in wastelands and in saline soil in fallow fields. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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