HABIT	A SLIGHTLY WOODY HERB, ANNUAL OR PERHAPS LASTING OVER ONE YEAR.
STEMS	ABOUT 60 CM HIGH.
LEAVES	ALTERNATE, THICK-PAPERY, LINEAR OR LINEARLANCESHAPED, 2-5.5 CM LONG, 2 – 10 MM WIDE, TIP BLUNT, MARGINS DENSELY TOOTHED, USUALLY WITH GLANDS. MIDRIB IS PROMINENT ON BOTH SURFACES.
FLOWERS	FLOWERS APPEAR IN 5-12 MM LONG SPIKES, LATERALLY OR AT THE END OF BRANCHES. MALE FLOWERS ARE NUMEROUS, SPIRALLY ARRANGED AT UPPER PART OF INFLORESCENCE AXIS, FEMALE ONES 1 OR SEVERAL INSERTED AT LOWER PART OF INFLORESCENCE AXIS.
FRUITS	CAPSULES ARE TRIANGULAR-SPHERICAL, 3-4 MM IN DIAMETER.