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Annual to shrub [ tree].
Leaf: cauline, simple, opposite or whorled, often gland-dotted; stipules 0.
Inflorescence: cyme, panicle, or flower 1, terminal or axillary.
Flower: bisexual, radial; sepals persistent, generally 5, often fused at base, overlapping; petals generally 5, free; stamens generally many, free or ± fused into 3–5 clusters; pistil 1, ovary superior, chambers 1–3[5], placentas generally axile, style branches 3.
Fruit: capsule, generally septicidal.
Seed: many, small.
37 genera, 1610 species: worldwide, largely tropics. [Gustaffson et al. 2002 Int J Plant Sci 163:1045–1054] Sometimes included in Clusiaceae. —Scientific Editors: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin.

Annual to shrub, glabrous.
Leaf: sessile
Inflorescence: generally terminal cymes, bracted.
Flower: sepals [4]5; petals [4]5, deciduous or persistent, generally ± yellow; anthers occasionally black-dotted; ovary chambers 1 or 3(5), placentas 3(5), axile or parietal, projecting into chamber.
± 450 species: worldwide. (Greek name) [Robson 2002 Bull Nat Hist Mus London, Bot 32:61–123]

Annual or perennial herb 3–30 cm, from matted stolons.
Stem: prostrate to decumbent, slender; lower nodes rooting.
Leaf: below inflorescence 4–15 mm, elliptic to ± round, gland-dots clear to green, base ± clasping; above lowest flower branch abruptly reduced, linear.
Inflorescence: flower branches near stem tips; flowers 1–15 (many) per stem.
Flower: sepals 2–4 mm, unequal, lanceolate to ovate, obtuse or acute; petals 2–4 mm, ± = sepals, gold to salmon; stamens generally 15–25; styles 1–1.5 mm.
Fruit: ± 3 mm, spheric to oblong.
Seed: < 1 mm, yellow-brown.
Meadows, marshes, seeps, springs, streambanks, lake margins; < 3220 m. Northwestern California, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada (except Tehachapi Mountain Area), ne Sacramento Valley, e San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, Modoc Plateau;

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Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].

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Bioregions in which taxon occurs	Red area (if present) is the part of the bioregion lying between the upper and lower elevation limits of the taxon; markers link to CCH specimen records. If the markers are obscured, reload the page [or change window size and reload]. Yellow markers indicate records that may provide evidence for eFlora range revision or may have georeferencing or identification issues.
Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Map made in collaboration with Scott Loarie. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.