Haloragaceae >

Terrestrial plants, occasionally on mud. Petals present in female flowers

Petals curved and hooded around the stamens, erect in the bud

Flowers solitary in the axil of each bract. Fruit 1-locular, membranous Gonocarpus

Bracts opposite, at least in the lower parts of the inflorescence

Leaves linear, almost terete, 6–15 mm long, fleshy, glabrous or with a few hairs. Stems slender, wiry, erect, up to 35 cm high with drooping tips. All bracts opposite. Widespread. Wet ground Gonocarpus salsoloides