HABIT	AN ERECT ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	UP TO 1 M TALL WITH ANGULAR STEMS AND GROOVED BRANCHED.
LEAVES	LINEAR-LANCEOLATE TO ELLIPTIC-LANCEOLATE, ACUMINATE, NARROWED AT THE BASE, ENTIRE, UP TO 12 CM LONG AND 4 CM WIDE.
FLOWERS	WHITE OR PINK, GLISTENING, BORNE IN FEATHERY, CONICAL TO CYLINDRICAL SPIKES.
FRUITS	MEMBRANOUS UTRICLE.
SEEDS	1.3-1.5 MM LONG, 1.0-1.2 MM WIDE, GLOSSY BLACK, SLIGHTLY RETICULATE.