HABIT	A PROSTRATE, DENSELY BRANCHED, ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	BRANCHED FROM BASE, BRANCHES NUMEROUS.
LEAVES	LANCE-LIKE, ELLIPTIC, STALKLESS, 1.0-3.0 X 0.1-0.4 CM, ENTIRE. OCHREA ARE 1-2 MM LONG, MEMBRANOUS, OVATE, TUBE-SHAPED.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE AXILLARY, 3-4 FLOWERED. FLOWERS SUNKEN BETWEEN OCHREA OR HARDLY COMING OUT, 1-2 MM ACROSS, NEARLY STALKLESS; PINKISH RED.
FRUITS	NUTS 1.0-1.75 MM LONG, CIRCULAR TO OVATE, SHINING, BLACK, GLABROUS.