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Key to Basellaceae

Basellaceae

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1 Filaments free nearly to base, adnate for < ¼ of their length to the petals; plants not succulent, perennial; flowers pedicellate
1 Filaments adnate for > ½ of their length to the petals; plants succulent annuals; flowers sessile or subsessile