HABIT	A HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL.
STEMS	UP TO 1.5 M TALL, OFTEN WOODY AT THE BASE; BRANCHES SLENDER, PUBESCENT WITH SIMPLE HAIRS WHEN YOUNG, BECOMING GLABROUS.
LEAVES	VARIABLE, SIMPLE, ALTERNATE; BLADE OVATE TO RHOMBOID IN SHAPE WITH 3-5 LOBES, SOMETIMES NEARLY AS WIDE AS BROAD, AND 2-10 CM LONG. LEAF MARGINS IRREGULARLY SERRATE, LEAF SURFACES SOFTLY-PUBESCENT WITH STELLATE HAIRS, BLADE PALMATELY VEINED.
FLOWERS	YELLOW, 5-6 MM ACROSS, IN DENSE TERMINAL AND LEAF OPPOSED CYMES.
FRUITS	SMALL, GLOBOSE OR OVOID 4-6 MM IN DIAMETER, WITH SMALL, SMOOTH, HOOKED, SPINES.