HABIT	AN ANNUAL, SLENDER HERB WITH A SHORT ROOT STOCK.
STEMS	ERECT, HOLLOW, CYLINDRICAL STEM UP TO 50 CM HIGH, SHORTER THAN SCAPE.
LEAVES	NUMEROUS, ALL BASAL, HOLLOW, SLENDER, GRADUALLY ACUMINATE TO A POINT, 10 TO 40 CM LONG THE BASE SHEATHING, SMOOTH TO MINUTELY HAIRY, SEEMING TO RISE AS A ‘BUNCH’ FROM THE SOIL, USUALLY SHORTER THAN SCAPES.
FLOWERS	SCAPES MANY FROM THE BASE, MUCH BRANCHED, 30-60 CM. FLOWERS LAXLY RACEMOSE, LIGHT PURPLE, WITH WHITE FADING.
FRUITS	CAPSULE GLOBOSE, FAINTLY 3-GONOUS
SEEDS	TRIANGULAR,PITTED, BLACK GRAYISH IN COLOR, 2-3 MM LONG, FINELY AND SHORTLY PAPILLOSE.