Seed leaves are up to 0.25 inch long and pale, dull yellow-green.
Subsequent leaves emerge one by one from alternate sides on long leafstalks.
Leaves are long with gently serrated edges and exude milky juice when broken. Stem is not apparent. A competitive invader that may establish in new cranberry beds or bare patches. Weed Seedlings . The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, U.S.A. p. 410.