Plant: Perennial; sap milky; stem prostrate to erect, hairy; branches alternate Leaves: cauline, opposite, short-petioled, 2-10 mm; stipules generally separate, minute; blade ovate, hairy, tip acute, margin entire, blade base generally asymmetric; veins dark green INFLORESCENCE: flower-like, generally 1 per node; involucre < 2 mm, urn-shaped, hairy; gland < 0.5 mm, ovate, appendage wider than gland, entire, white to pink Flowers: Staminate flowers 5-10, generally in 5 clusters around pistillate flower, each flower a stamen; Pistillate flower: 1, central, stalked; ovary chambers 3, ovule 1 per chamber, styles 3, divided 1/2 length Fruit: capsule, < 2 mm, spheric, lobed, hairy; Seed ± 1 mm, ovoid, transversely ridged, white to brown Misc: Sandy flats; < 300 m.; Mar-Apr