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