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Brenan, J.P.M. (1988) Chenopodiaceae FZ 9(1)
Annual or perennial herbs (in ours), often fleshy. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, simple. Flowers minute, usually green or grey, bisexual or unisexual, actinomorphic. Perianth 2-5-lobed, persistent. Stamens as many as, or fewer than, the number of perianth segments. Ovary superior or half-inferior, 1-locular. Stigmas 2(-5). Fruit usually an indehiscent achene. Worldwide: 103 genera and 1300 species, cosmopolitan but especially desert and semi-desert areas. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Arthrocnemum Moq. | |
| Atriplex L. | |
| Bassia All. | |
| Chenolea Thunb. | |
| Chenopodium L. | Description |
| Halosarcia Paul G. Wilson | |
| Salicornia L. | |
| Salsola L. | |
| Sarcocornia A.J. Scott | |
| Suaeda Forssk. ex Scop. |
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