PLANT OF THE WEEK Number 4 Scientific Name: Tetragonia tetragoniodes Common Name:Warrigal Greens Family: Aizoaceae Native Habitat: fcoastal areas, sandy shorelines or inland rivers and salt marshes Description:A ground cover that can act like a dune stabiliser. Height-Width: 2 x 2 m Flowering: tiny inconsipicuous flowers Spring and Summer Fruiting:Juicy fruit produced in clusters. Position: Full sun or part shade. Attributes: Dry tolerant once established. There are many bush tucker plants that are not that well known and this is another one of them.   Warrigal greens These greens can be a spinach substitute, and although one of the names is NZ Spinach, here in Australia, we prefer to call them Warrigal greens. High in oxalic acid so need to be blanched for 1 minute before using raw in salads.   If you’re anywhere near a sandy beach, look out for NZ spinach growing somewhere not to far from the shoreline.  Yet another bush tucker plant that should be grown more. Let’s find out more by listening to the podcast. I'm talking with Adrian O’Malley, horticulturist and native plant expert.