Growth Habit:  Perennial herb, up to 24” tall, erect, becoming
lodged with age.

Leaves: Alternate, lance shaped, and slightly irregular, gray-green,
base of upper leaves clasping stem.

Stems:  Stoutish, branched toward top.

Flower:  Small, white, 4 petals; Numerous flower  branches and
dense flowers give plants a dense, white, flat topped appearance.

Roots:  Extensive horizontal and vertically, frequent shoots arising
from root stocks.

Seeds:  Reddish-brown, granular, egg- shaped, contained in heart
shaped pods.

Other:  Flowers early (April and May), reproduces by seeds, root
stocks and creeping roots.