Flower/fruit:
Small
flowers in a radially symmetrical raceme or spike-like cluster;
3 to 6 petal-like sepals; 3 to 9 stamens; small, hard, seed-like
3-sided to lens-shaped fruit
Flowering
Season: Spring into summer
Foliage:
Simple, usually alternate leaves
often form a membranous sheath around the stem above the node
