HABIT	AN ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	ASCENDING OR ERECT; 4-ANGLED.
LEAVES	LINEAR-OBLONG OR NARROWLY ELLIPTIC, ALMOST STALKLESS; 1-3.5 CM LONG AND 1.5-7 MM WIDE. MIDRIB OF THE LEAF IS PROMINENTLY VISIBLE.
FLOWERS	WHITE OR FAINTLY PINKISH-PURPLISH, ON SLENDER STALKS 4-8 MM LONG.
FRUITS	CAPSULE IS ABOUT 2 X 2 MM, FLATTENED AT APEX, SLIGHTLY LATERALLY COMPRESSED.