General:
Annual herb; stems erect, simple to freely branched, 15-60 cm tall, woolly-hairy, often reddish-tinged.

Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, entire, linear or narrowly lanceolate, 1-4 cm long, without stalks, soft- to woolly-hairy, especially when plants are in flower.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of densely clustered terminal and lateral spikes, with smaller axillary spikes below, greenish; bracts reduced.

Fruits:
Membranous bladders flattened, 2 mm broad with curved, strongly hooked spines; seeds horizontal, flattened.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Flower Colour:
Green

Blooming Period:
Early Summer

Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Black
Present over the Summer

Source:  The USDA

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Echinopsilon hyssopifolius (Pall.) Moq.
Kochia hyssopifolia (Pall.) Schrad.