Sticky short hairs cover this strong-smelling, branched plant which has palmately compound leaves and racemes of white or cream flowers 0.3-0.8 in (0.8-2 cm) long. Height: 4-32 in (10-80 cm).
Sandy slopes and flats, common along washes, in deserts, on plains, and among piñon and juniper.
Southeastern Oregon; east across northern states to Minnesota; south to northeastern California, southern Arizona, northern Mexico, and most of Texas.
The common name, clammyweed, refers to the sticky, moist glands on the surface of this plant.
