Bataceae
plant family
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The Bataceae is a family of low, straggling, dioecious shrubs belonging to the order Caryophyllales. These plants are characterized by their succulent, opposite leaves and a conelike inflorescence. The genus Batis is the type genus for this family. Bataceae are found in salt marshes and are part of the Brassicales order, which includes plants like cabbages and mustards.12
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