HABIT	AN ERECT, ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL UNDERSHRUB .
STEMS	UP TO 1.5 M TALL WITH STRING, WIRY, FLEXUOSE BRANCHES
LEAVES	SIMPLE , ALTERNATE, 3.5-10 CM LONG AND 1-5 CM WIDE, HIGHLY VARIABLE IN SIZE AND SHAPE, USUALLY RHOMBOID-LANCEOLATE, APEX ACUTE, ACUMINATE OR OBTUSE, BASE CUNEATE OR ROUNDED, MARGINS SERRATE, GLABRATE OR STELLATE-HAIRY ABOVE, GREYPUBESCENT BENEATH.
FLOWERS	YELLOW OR RARELY WHITE, 1-2 CM ACROSS, SOLITARY OR IN 2-5-FLOWERED CLUSTERS IN LEAF AXILS OR ON SHORT BRANCHLETS.
FRUITS	MERICARPS 9-12, 2.5-3.5 MM LONG, TRIGONOUS, SPARSELY PUBESCENT, SHORT OR LONG, AWNS UP TO 1 MM LONG.
SEEDS	2 MM IN DIAMETER, SUBRENIFORM, SMOOTH, DARK BROWN OR BLACK.