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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, generally fleshy.
Stem: underground to erect; root fibrous or tuberous.
Leaf: generally simple, entire, flat, cylindric, 3-angled, or scale-like, generally cauline, generally opposite; stipules generally 0; blade papillate, pubescent, or generally glabrous, often glaucous.
Inflorescence: cyme or 1-flowered, generally terminal.
Flower: generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium present; sepals (3)5(8), often unequal; petals 0 or many in several whorls, free or fused at base, linear; stamens 1–many, free or fused in groups, outer often petal-like; nectary a ring or separate glands; pistil 1, ovary superior to inferior, chambers 1–20, placentas generally parietal, styles 0–20.
Fruit: berry, nut, or generally capsule, opening by flaps or circumscissile.
Seed: 1–many per chamber, generally ovoid, arilled or not.
130 genera, 2500 species: generally subtrop, especially s Africa; many cultivated. [Hartmann 2002 Illus Handbook Succulent Plants Aizoaceae A-E (Vol 1) and F-Z (Vol 2). Springer; Vivrette et al. 2003 FNANM 4:75–91] Galenia pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce, a waif, may be naturalizing in s CA. —Scientific Editors: Bruce G. Baldwin, Thomas J. Rosatti.
Unabridged references: [Ferren et al. 1981 Madroño 28:80–85; Smith 1998 Mesembs of the World. Briza.]
Unabridged note: Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L. Bolus (ovary glands convex, minute-crenate; stigmas dense-plumose; fruit chambers 5; seeds ovate, ± smooth), of tribe Ruschieae, an historical waif in CA; Lampranthus coccineus (Haw.) N.E. Br.: (ovary glands fused; fruit chambers 5; seeds pear-shaped, ± black, rough), of Ruschieae, an historical waif or urban weed in CA.

Key to Aizoaceae

Annual, biennial, glabrous.
Stem: prostrate to ascending, cylindric, angled or winged, papillate.
Leaf: alternate or opposite, petioled or not, cylindric or flat, ± red in age or stress, papillae prominent to flat, inconspicuous; bases of pair fused.
Inflorescence: 1-flowered or cyme.
Flower: sepals, petals free or fused at base; sepals (4)5, 2 often leaf-like; petals white; stamens many; nectar gland ± grooved; ovary 1/2-inferior, chambers (4)5(20), styles (4)5(20).
Fruit: capsule, valves 5, dehiscing when moist.
Seed: many, round, compressed, often D-shaped, minutely tubercled, light or dark red-brown.
15 species: sw Africa, Medit, w Asia. (Greek: midday-blooming)
Unabridged references: [McVaugh 1974 Taxon 23:820–821]

Stem: prostrate to ascending, branched from base, 15–20 cm.
Leaf: blade 1–2 cm, linear.
Inflorescence: 1-flowered; pedicel short.
Flower: hypanthium obconic; sepals 5, equal; petals aging white to yellow.
Fruit: fine- papillate.
Seed: ± white to light brown, smooth.
2n=36. Uncommon. Coastal bluffs, margins of saline wetlands; < 100 m. San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast, Channel Islands;

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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.