Tetragonia tetragonioides
Tetragonia tetragonioides, commonly called New Zealand spinach, Warrigal greens and other local names, is a flowering plant in the fig-marigold family (Aizoaceae). It is often cultivated as a leafy vegetable.
Tetragonia tetragonioides
Flower
T. tetragonioides showing erect growth
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New Zealand. Highly succulent species that resemble stones are sometimes called mesembs.
Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum guerichianum seedling, showing the epidermal bladder cells that inspired the name "ice plant".
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium or rock rose
Carpobrotus edulis, an "ice plant"