| Identification | This is a strange-looking plant in a family noted for strangeness. The stems are usually single, 1.5-3 (or more) feet tall, and they bleed copious white latex when cut. The leaves are opposite or sub-opposite, linear, abundant, glabrous, and often with a white midvein. Upward on the stem, the leaves become broader at the base, and eventually become narrowly triangular. The inflorescence is terminal, usually branched, and noted for pale green, broadly triangular, leaf-like bracts with overlapping bases and sharp tips. The actual flowers are small and inconspicuous. Weird indeed! | |
