Flora of New Zealand Series

Fls hermaphrodite or unisexual, in cymose infls. Sepals 5, free; petals 5, entire, sts 0; stamens 5-10; ovary 1-celled, ovules many, styles 3, free to base; valves of capsule 3. Annual to perennial low-growing herbs, lvs linear, opp., with pale scarious stipules. About 20 spp., cosmopolitan, mostly in saline areas.