HABIT	A SEMI-SHRUBBY, ERECT, ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL HERB; 0.3-1.2 M TALL.
STEMS	WOODY BELOW, MUCH BRANCHED
LEAVES	ALTERNATE, NEARLY SESSILE, PUBESCENT TO GLABRESCENT, VARIABLE IN SIZE AND SHAPE, 0.7-14 CM LONG AND 0.1-4 CM WIDE, LINEAR TO BROADLY ELLIPTIC, APEX ACUTE TO ATTENUATE; BASE NARROWLY TO BROADLY CUNEATE.
FLOWERS	YELLOW, PUBESCENT, SOLITARY, BORNE IN AXILS OF UPPER LEAVES.
FRUITS	CAPSULE MEMBRANOUS, SUBQUADRANGULAR, CYLINDRICAL, 8-RIBBED, 2.5-5 CM LONG.
SEEDS	MINUTE, OVOID, SHINY, BROWN.