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Overview
Schiedea apokremnos, of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), is a low, branching short-lived perennial shrub 20 to 50 cm (8 to 20 in) tall. The leaves are oppositely arranged, oblong, somewhat fleshy and glabrous, about 3 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in) long and 0.6 to 1.2 cm (0.2 to 0.5 in) wide. The flowers lack petals and are in clusters with green, and often purple-tinged, bracts and sepals with the sepals about 2.0 to 3.0 mm (0.1 in) long. The round or kidney-shaped seeds are produced in capsules.
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