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Weedy
herb. Leaves ovate. Staminate spikes axillary, often somewhat
hidden by the foliage. Pistillate spikes terminal, with prominent
bristly bracts enclosing each flower. Allomorphic pistillate flowers
common at apex of pistillate spike.
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