Stems:
Erect; many branches, ascending and spreading.
Leaves:
1/3 to 2 inches long, narrow; white-scaly with bead-like hairs;
alternate; groove down the center; somewhat fleshy.
Flowers:
Pistillate inflorescence terminal, spike-like; individual flowers small
and inconspicuous.
Seeds:
1.5 to 2.5 mm,
enclosed in two papery bracts that grow at right angles and form a
somewhat spherical structure around the seed. |