HABIT	AN ANNUAL OR BIENNIA HERB.
STEMS	ERECT, 50 CM TALL, WIDELY BRANCHED, WITH FUSIFORM TUBEROUS ROOTS.
LEAVES	MOSTLY BASAL, FINELY PUBESCENT; BLADES OVATE TO OBLONG, 4-6 X 1.5-2.5 CM, BASE CUNEATE, APEX OBTUSE, MARGIN UNDULATE.
FLOWERS	CYMES DICHOTOMOUS, FEW-FLOWERED; PURPLE.
FRUITS	CAPSULE SUBCYLINDRICAL, 1.5 CM LONG, PUBERULENT.
SEEDS	ORBICULAR; 2-2.5 MM IN DIAMETER.