HABIT	ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL HERB.
STEMS	MUCH-BRANCHED WIRY STEMS, OFTEN INTERTWINED
LEAVES	SMALL, LINEAR-LANCEOLATE.
FLOWERS	SOLITARY OR IN PAIRS ON LONG STALKS, AXILLARY AT THE NODES, UP TO 5 MM IN DIAMETER, WHITE OR MAUVE.
FRUITS	SMALL, ROUND CAPSULES.