HABIT
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AN ANNUAL HERB; 15-45 CM TALL.
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STEMS
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ERECT , USUALLY MUCH
DIFFUSELY BRANCHED FROM BELOW, STOUT, HISPID. BRANCHES QUADRANGULAR, HISPID.
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LEAVES
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LINEAR OR OBLONG, 2.5 TO 7.5 CM LONG WITH BLUNT TIPS AND
SCALLOPED MARGINS.
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FLOWERS
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WHORLS ARE LARGE, TERMINAL
AND AXILLARY, ABOUT 2.5 CM IN DIAMETER AND CROWDED WITH WHITE BELL SHAPED
FLOWERS.
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FRUITS
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NUTLETS LONG-OBLONG
SUB-TRUNCATE AT THE APEX, SMOOTH AND BROWN.
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SEEDS
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SUBCYLINDRICAL, TRUNCATE AT
APEX, REDDISH BROWN.
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