3 mm across, irregularly lowвЂ“toothed and jagged on margins, gland stoutвЂ“stalked, mortarвЂ“shaped, initially < 1 mm enlarging with depressed center to 1.3 mm and saucerвЂ“shaped, yellowвЂ“green upper cluster of < 10 clubвЂ“shaped structures, 1 mm long, fleshвЂ“colored.

Staminate inflorescence initial spike having to 90 lateral cymes, cymes irregularly spaced along rachis, of (0-)2 staminate flowers on lower half and a cyme of sterile structures on upper half peduncle short below the lowest cyme rachis strongly ridged bract subtending staminate cyme bracketed by 2 lateral, saucerlike glands (stipules) of the bract, bract appressed to cyme, broadly triangular, ca. 1.5 Г— 2.2 mm, yellowвЂ“green, margin minutely wavy and irregular low teeth above midpoint and acute at tip, gland stoutвЂ“stalked (1 mm long), elongate saucerlike, 0.7 Г— 2-2.3 Г— 1.5-1.6 mm, yellowвЂ“green. Inflorescence spikelike, terminal, initially inflorescence above pseudowhorl of 2-5 ascending branches, 80-122 mm long, all staminate with unexpanded, short, lateral cymes having staminate flowers or sometimes with pistillate flower at base, second set of вЂњspikesвЂќ terminal on ascending shoots of pseudowhorl, with 1-5 pistillate flowers at base below unexpanded lateral cymes of staminate flowers bractlet subtending pistillate flower with (1-)2 lateral, saucerlike glands (stipules) of the bractlet, bractlet appressed to ovary, cuppedвЂ“broadly ovate, ca.

Leaves helically alternate to subopposite (pseudowhorled), simple, petiolate, with stipules stipules 2, attached to leaf base, each a 2-3вЂ“branched structure having bulbous base and fingerlike upper portion, to 1.5 mm long, red aging blackish petiole broadly and shallowly channeled, to 3.5 mm long, light green blade elliptic to narrowly obovate or lanceolate, < 25-65 Г— < 8-20 mm (on the lowest leaves 5 Г— 3.5 mm increasing upward), tapered at base, regularly shortвЂ“serrate on margins with minute puberulent hairs and having minute, red conic point on tooth, acute at tip, pinnately veined with midrib raised on upper and lower surface and other principal veins raised slightly on lower surface, on margin at base of blade minute, fingerlike glandular bodies. half internode, tough, yellowвЂ“green, periderm at base dull brown. Stems cylindric, to 6 mm diameter, with ridge from each leaf descending ca. Perennial herb, manyвЂ“stemmed at base, with unbranched spring shoots arising from belowground, with 2-5 ascending branches arising in a pseudowhorl below the first terminal inflorescence and 1-3 ascending branches arising in a pseudowhorl below the diminutive second terminal inflorescence, in range to 80 cm tall monoecious shoots with only cauline leaves, appearing glabrous latex milky. Stillingia sylvatica L., queenвЂ™s delight. Vascular Plants of Williamson County Stillingia sylvatica

Cyme flower seeds