HABIT	AN ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	A PROSTRATE MAT OR CLUMP WITH STEMS UP TO A METER LONG. IT IS GREEN TO RED IN COLOR, HAIRLESS EXCEPT FOR SMALL LINES OF HAIRS NEAR THE LEAVES, AND FLESHY.
LEAVES	LEAVES HAVE SMALL ROUND OR OVAL BLADES UP TO 4 CM LONG BORNE ON SHORT PETIOLES.
FLOWERS	SOLITARY FLOWERS OCCUR IN LEAF AXILS. THE FLOWER LACKS PETALS BUT HAS PURPLE, PETAL LIKE SEPALS.
FRUITS	CURVED, CYLINDRICAL CAPSULE EMERGING FROM THE STEM.
SEEDS	KIDNEY-SHAPED, SPIRAL, ENDED BY A BEAK, 2 MM IN DIAMETER.