HABIT	AN ANNUAL HERB, 10–35 CM HIGH.
STEMS	CREEPING, OFTEN BRANCHED.
LEAVES	LEAVES ALL CAULINE; LEAF BLADE OBLONG, LANCEOLATE, OVATE-LANCEOLATE, OR NARROWLY ELLIPTIC, 2-8 × 0.8-2 CM, ABAXIALLY GLABROUS OR SPARSELY ARACHNOID.
FLOWERS	CINCINNI OFTEN SOLITARY, TERMINAL OR ALSO AXILLARY IF 2 TOGETHER; PEDUNCLE ABSENT OR TO 9 CM; BRACTS 1-1.5 CM. FLOWERS BLUE OR PURPLE.
FRUITS	CAPSULE COLUMNAR, TRIGONOUS, 2.5 MM LONG, HIRSUTUS AT APEX.
SEEDS	GRAY-BROWN, PITTED.