HABIT
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AN ANNUAL HERB, 50-100 CM TALL.
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STEMS
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SOMETIMES PURPLISH, WITH
STIPITATE GLANDULAR HAIRS ON YOUNG PARTS.
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LEAVES
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OPPOSITE, SIMPLE, OVATE, WITH TOOTHED MARGIN, 3-5 CM LONG; SILKY
BENEATH.
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FLOWERS
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TINY WHITE-CREAM COLORED
FLOWERS OCCUR IN A COMPOSITE HEAD 2-3 CM ACROSS. THE HEADS ARE SURROUNDED BY
SILKY LEAVES.
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FRUITS
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ACHENES BROWN OR BLACK, 3 MM
LONG, SETULIFEROUS NEAR APEX; PAPPUS A MINUTE CROWN, PUBESCENT.
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SEEDS
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SUBCYLINDERIC, TRUNCATE AT
APEX, REDDISH BROWN.
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