Seed is about 0.25 inch long, brown, flat, pear-shaped, with tuft of silky white hairs attached to tip and a dull, papery surface.
Leaves are lance-shaped, opposite, thick, and dull or bluish green.
Leaves have curved hairs along the edges and bend upward on either side of the prominent midvein, like a boat keel. Stem is fibrous and hairy. Common throughout the Atlantic, east central, midcentral and midwest states. Often found along ditch edges and dikes. While scouting a cranberry bed for disease and insect pests, identify weed populations as they arise.