Aizoaceae

Prostrate succulent herbs; outer stamens numerous and petaloid Aizoaceae

Perianth tubular (sometimes fused to ovary)

Ovary superior

Flowers solitary, fused to leaf sheath. Leaves elliptic to obovate, up to 55 mm long with a green sheath, not succulent. Stamens more than 5. Decumbent to ascending herb up to 50 cm high. Weed. Introd. from Trop. Giant Pigweed Trianthema portulacastrum

Flowers clustered.