Portulacaceae

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  1a. Leaves opposite [Figs. 804,805]; flowers with 3 or 5 stamens
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    Claytonia

    2a. Plants perennial, from a corm (annual from a minute tuber-like body in 1 species); stems with 2 leaves; leaf blades 30–200 mm long; petals 9–15 mm long; androecium with 5 stamens; capsules with 3–6 seeds
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    Montia

    2b. Plants annual; stems with many leaves; leaf blades 3–20 mm long; petals 1–2 mm long; androecium with 3 stamens; capsules with 1–3 seeds (in part)
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  1b. Leaves alternate; flowers with 3–15 stamens
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    Portulaca

    3a. Flowers sessile or subsessile; gynoecium with 4–8 stigmas; fruit a pyxis; ovary partly inferior
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    3b. Flowers pedicellate; gynoecium with 3 stigmas; fruit a capsule; ovary superior
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      Calandrinia

      4a. Petals red, 4–15 mm long; androecium with 3–15 stamens; capsules with 
10–20 seeds
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      Montia

      4b. Petals white to pale pink, 4–6.5 mm long; androecium with 3 stamens; capsules 
with 1–3 seeds (in part)

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