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Chenopodiaceae

Leaves not palmately compound Chenopodiaceae
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Leaves conspicuous; stems or branches not succulent
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Leaves flat, usually broad; margins frequently toothed, sinuate or hastate-sagittate; hairs on leaves with swollen glandular tips or leaves glabrous
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Neither bracts nor perianth greatly enlarged in fruit
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Ovary superior
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True fruit succulent
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Prostrate to twining herb or shrubby perennials, rarely ascending. Stamens 1–3 Einadia
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Spreading to erect, often much-branched shrubs. Stamens 5 Rhagodia