HABIT	A PROSTRATE OR CLIMBING, MUCH-BRANCHED, ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	STRONGLY HISPID-SCABRID WITH SPREADING BRISTLY HAIRS AND SIMPLE TENDRILS.
LEAVES	ALTERNATE, BROADLY TRIANGULAR IN OUTLINE, 5- ANGLED OR 3-5 LOBED, 3-11 CM LONG AND WIDE, APEX ACUTE, BASE DEEPLY CORDATE, MARGINS SHORTLY, IRREGULARLY DENTATE, DARK GREEN AND SCABRID ABOVE, PALER GREEN AND HISPID BENEATH.
FLOWERS	SMALL, PALE YELLOW; MALE FLOWERS FASCICLED ON VERY SHORT PEDUNCLES, FEMALE FLOWERS USUALLY SOLITARY, SESSILE.
FRUITS	BERRY GLOBOSE-ELLIPSOID, UP TO 1.5 CM IN DIAMETER, PALE GREEN WITH LONGITUDINAL CREAM STRIPES, RIPENING SCARLET.
SEEDS	UP TO 4 MM LONG AND 2 MM BROAD, CLOSELY ARRANGED, COMPRESSED, ELLIPSOID, GREY.