HABIT
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A VERY VARIABLE, DIFFUSELY BRANCHED, PUBESCENT OR GLABROUS,
PROSTRATE HERB.
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STEMS
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CREEPING, OFTEN PURPLISH,
SWOLLEN AT THE NODES, UP TO 1.2 M LONG WITH A STOUT WOODY ROOT STOCK.
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LEAVES
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LONG-PETIOLED, OVATE OR OBLONG-CORDATE, ENTIRE OR SINUATE,
USUALLY WHITISH AND SMOOTH BENEATH AND ROUGH GREEN ON UPPER SURFACE.
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FLOWERS
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FLOWERS RED, PINK OR WHITE,
BORNE IN SMALL UMBELS ARRANGED IN AXILLARY AND TERMINAL PANICLES.
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FRUITS
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OVATE, OBLONG, 1.3 CM LONG,
FIVE-RIBBED, PUBESCENT, VISCID, GLANDULAR.
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