Celastraceae

Petals free at the base and above but connate or coherent in the middle (includes Stackhousiaceae) Celastraceae

Herbs, stems striated and sometimes woody. Leaves fleshy or leathery, petals free at base but connate at midpoint. Ovaries connate along central axis Stackhousia

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Spikes often long and slender, usually interrupted with flowers in groups of 1–6 along its axis. Corolla greenish-yellow to yellow; lobes narrow

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Mature capsules pyriform with prominent round cavity at base, apex muricate. Leaves linear 1–2.5 mm wide. Corolla tube 2–6 mm long. Widespread. Woodland and grassland. Fl. Spring Stackhousia muricata

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Mature capsules obovoid, cavity at base if present shallow and not round, apex not muricate. Leaves 1.5–8 mm wide or reduced to scales