| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 6 feet or more |
| Leaves: | Malodorous Other: Lower sides of leaves are light green in color with glandular hairs, which glisten in the sunlight. |
| Fruit: | Other: Small achenes |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish-white with white stamens; female flowers are bur-like and green in color. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
