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is a branched shrub of 0.4–1.0 metre (1.3–3.3 ft), with cylindrical branches. It has yellow-green opposing leaves, with a "brain-like" appearance, that measure approximately 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) long and 1.5–2 millimetres (0.059–0.079 in) wide. The leaves are trilobed, more or
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