General:
Perennial herb from a heavy rhizome; stems erect, simple below but freely branching and umbrella-shaped above, glabrous to sparsely hairy above, with milky juice, 20-90 cm tall.

Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, oblong to linear-oblanceolate, entire, glabrous, 2-6 cm long, 3-8 mm wide, lowest leaves almost unstalked; floral leaves in pairs, widely oval to heart-shaped, 12-16 mm long.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of many-rayed umbrella-shaped clusters; floral bracts cup-shaped, green; involucres 2-3 mm long; glands 4, brownish-green with short horns.

Fruits:
Capsules, inconspicuously warty to nearly glabrous; seeds 1.5-2 mm long, brownish, glabrous.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Euphorbia virgata