Subshrubs, 1.5–5 dm. Stems erect to trailing, green to reddish green, apex never flexuous. Leaves: petiole 3–25(–41) mm; blade triangular to ovate [linear], proximal broadly ovate to sometimes suborbiculate, 1.8–5 × 0.9–3.6 cm, often red-green, base truncate to cordate, margins coarsely dentate to coarsely serrate, apex acute. Inflorescences terminal (often appearing leaf opposed), glands sessile or absent, staminate flowers 8–40 per raceme, distally clustered [evenly distributed]; staminate bracts 1.3–1.6 mm. Pedicels: staminate 1.4–1.7 mm, persistent base 0.5–0.7 mm; pistillate 2.9–3.3 mm in fruit. Staminate flowers: sepals 3–4, reddish green, 1–2 mm; stamens 3–4, filaments 0.3–0.6 mm. Pistillate flowers: sepals lanceolate [ovate], 1.4–2.3 mm; styles connate 1/4–1/3 length; stigmas papillate. Capsules 6–8 mm wide. Seeds brownish black, 3–4 mm.
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