Reproduction is by spores. The strobilus consists of 1 to 4 cones in a candelabrum growth form. Found along all trails This plant looks like a miniature, thickly branched pine tree. Individual plants up to 30cm high sprout every 10cm or so from an underground horizontal stem. Narrow lance-shaped leaves are shiny and evergreen.
Reproduction is by spores.
Several strobili may form on tips of upper branches. Each strobilus is cylindrical, yellow and stemless. On the same stem as the leaves, white terminal clusters of small four-petalled flowers bloom in late June. Clusters of red speckled berries can be found in the fall. The plant may reach 15cm.