| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | Individual patches are likely one clone spread by vigorous underground roots |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Malodorous Other: leaves are opposite on the lower part of the stem but alternate on the upper portion of the stem; upper leaves smaller than the lower ones. |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Green Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Foliage Mound Height: | 4 to 24 inches |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome Taproot |
| Resistances: | Flood Resistant Tolerates foot traffic Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: pollen is a severe allergen; absorbs selenium in sufficient quantities to make it poisonous to animals |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: viable seed is seldom produced in nature |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners Other: survives and spreads primarily by extremely persistent roots; individual plants may have lateral roots at multiple depths from 8 to 24 inches. |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
