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 usually several in a dichasium in the axil of each bract. Fruit 2–4-locular, woody Haloragis

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Leaves palmately multifid or 3-fid, 2–5 cm long. Hairs on the stem scabrous, hooked at the tip. Erect perennial herb up to 60 cm high. Widespread. Damp places Haloragis heterophylla

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Leaves simple, serrate to dentate or pinnately lobed