Haloragaceae
Flowers unisexual; perianth 4-merous 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 all alternate
Stamens 8
Leaves all alternate (occasionally the very lowest ones opposite), lanceolate, 1–3 cm long, pilose, denticulate, with recurved margins. Erect shrub up to 60 cm high. Rylestone. Open communities Gonocarpus elatus
Leaves mostly opposite below the inflorescence, occasionally in whorls of 3