Lateral veins break up toward the leaf margin. Twigs are red-brown, slender, and zigzag. Buds are pointed, and green-brown striped. Bark is red-brown and scaly.
Fruit is a nutlet enclosed in a hop-like paper sac.
Tolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan or Todd Langston.