HABIT	AN ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	ARTICULATED, PROSTRATE, SOMEWHAT FLESHY, ROOTING AT NODES; BRANCHES FILIFORM.
LEAVES	OPPOSITE; PETIOLE ABSENT; LEAF BLADE FLAT, OVATE, OBOVATE, OR OVATE-ELLIPTIC, 4-8 × 2-5 MM, SLIGHTLY NARROWED TOWARD BASE, APEX OBTUSE OR ACUTE.
FLOWERS	FLOWERS SOLITARY, SURROUNDED BY INVOLUCRE OF 4 OR 5 BRACTS, WHITE PILOSE; YELLOW.
FRUITS	CAPSULE 3.5- 4.5 MM LONG, 2.5-3 MM IN DIAMETER, OBLONG-CONICAL.
SEEDS	BLACK, 1 MM ACROSS, RENIFORM, SOMEWHAT PAPILLOSE.