HABIT	ANNUAL HERB, 20 CM TALL.
STEMS	ERECT OR DIFFUSE, MUCH BRANCHED; BRANCHES DECUMBENT, SOMETIMES ROOTING FROM LAST NODE.
LEAVES	SESSILE OR SHORT PETIOLATE; LEAF BLADE OBLONG TO LANCEOLATE-OBLONG, 0.7-4.5 X 0.3-1.2 CM, GLABROUS, BASE AMPLEXICAUL, MARGIN DENSELY ARISTATE-SERRATE, APEX ACUTE TO OBTUSE.
FLOWERS	RACEMES TERMINAL; FLOWERS LIGHT PURPLE OR WHITE.
FRUITS	CAPSULE CYLINDRIC, AS LONG AS PERSISTENT CALYX, APEX MUCRONATE.
SEEDS	IRREGULARLY TRIANGULAR.