Plant: perennial subshrub; sometimes suffrutescent, 0.1-1 m high, puberulent; stems slender Leaves: petiolate, 3-11 cm long, deltoid to ovate, the apices acute to acuminate Inflorescence: terminal or axillary, 3-15 cm long Flowers: white to pink, bracteate; calyx deeply 4-lobed, 2.0-3.5 mm long; stamens 4, distinct and alternating with the sepals; pistil 1-ovuled Fruit: FRUITS druplets; SEEDS black, lens-shaped Misc: Canyons and riparian habitats in oak woodland, grassland, and desertscrub; 800-1800 m (2700-5900 ft); Jun-Dec REFERENCES: Steinmann, Victor. 2001. Phytolaccaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).