Chenopodiaceae
Fls very small, often bracted, greenish, perfect or unisexual, regular or nearly so. Per. 3-5-lobed or 0; in ♀ often accrescent; stamens us. 3-5, free, anthers 2-celled. Ovary 1-celled, ind.; embryo annular. Annual to perennial herbs or shrubs with mostly alt., simple, exstipulate lvs. A cosmopolitan family of some 75 genera and over 500 spp.
