Botanical Family · Caryophyllales
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
12 speciesOrder Caryophyllales8+ well-known plants
The Aizoaceae family (Carpet-Weed Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Caryophyllales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 12 species across 8 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Mollugo, Glinus and Trianthema. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Prostrate Purslane, Sand Herbage and Hairy Carpet Weed.
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Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 12 species in AIZOACEAE
- Prostrate PurslaneCorbichonia decumbens
- Sand HerbageGisekia pharnaceoides
- Hairy Carpet WeedGlinus lotoides
- Hill MollugoGlinus oppositifolius
- Heart-Leaf Ice PlantMesembryanthemum cordifolium
- Naked Stem CarpetweedMollugo nudicaulis
- Carpet WeedMollugo pentaphylla
- Sea PurslaneSesuvium portulacastrum
- Round-Leaved Portulaca, Horse PurslaneTrianthema portulacastrum
- Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia
- Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra
- Zaleya decandra
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