E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, branched, 0.2-1.2 m tall.

Leaves:
Lower leaves opposite, upper leaves alternate, stalked or stalkless, oblong-lanceolate, smooth or slightly toothed, covered with a whitish-mealy substance below, green above.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal or axillary spikes or panicles; pistillate bracteoles of 2 sizes, largest bracteoles egg-shaped or egg-shaped-triangular, up to 13 mm long, enclosing a 3 mm wide yellow-brown fruit, the smaller bracteoles enclosing a black fruit 1.5 mm wide, all bracteoles with margins free to the base and lateral teeth lacking.

Fruits:
Membranous pericarps; seeds erect, 1-2 mm long.