Up to 3 ft. tall; multiple stems from crown; branched; lacks hair (glabrous)
Opposite; compound with 2 opposite leaflets; leaflets oblong, 0.5-1.5 in. long, thick, waxy and lack hair (glabrous) with smooth edges (margins)
5 petals, white to cream colored with a pink or orange tinge; each on short stalks at upper leaf axils
Pods cylindrical, 1-1.5 in. long and 5-sided with small wings; thread-like projection extends from tip; 5 chambers, each containing 1 seed
Deep, woody taproot with creeping roots
Often infests rangeland, roadsides and desert areas; known to occur in Churchill County
Perennial; reproduces by seed and creeping roots
Cultivation and hand-removal often unsuccessful due to remaining root fragments that can generate new plants
Apply glyphosate, imazapic, picloram or metsulfuron from bud stage until fall