HABIT	ANNUAL, MOSTLY 10-70 CM TALL.
STEMS	ANGULAR, RIBBED, THICKENED ABOVE THE NODE, MORE OR LESS DENSELY HAIRY.
LEAVES	FLAT, LANCEOLATE LEAF-BLADES 2-25 CM LONG AND 4- 25 MM WIDE.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE OF 3-25 RACEMES ON AN AXIS, 3-10 CM LONG. RACEMES, 1-10 CM IN LENGTH, THE LONGER ONES BRANCHED, BEARING PAIRED SHORT PEDICELLED SPIKELETS ON A TRIQUETROUS RHACHIS.
FRUITS	SPIKELETS ELLIPTIC, 2.5-3.5 MM LONG, ACUTE TO CUSPIDATE.