HABIT	AN ERECT STOCKY ANNUAL HERB, 60 CM HEIGHT,
STEMS	BRANCHED, PUBESCENT WITH SOME HAIRS GLANDTIPPED.
LEAVES	2–7.5 X 0.3–2.5 CM., LINEAR-LANCEOLATE TO OBLONG, ACUTE OR SUBACUTE AT THE APEX, ROUNDED OR SLIGHTLY CORDATE AT THE BASE, ENTIRE, PUBESCENT ON BOTH SIDES WITH HAIRS OFTEN GLANDULAR.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE A RACEME, ELONGATING IN FRUIT; FLOWERS PALE ROSE OR MAUVE.
FRUITS	CAPSULE UP TO 10 CM. LONG, NARROWLY LINEAR, PUBERULOUS, STRAIGHT OR SLIGHTLY CURVED, NARROWED TO BOTH ENDS WITH UP TO 6 LONGITUDINAL NERVES ON EACH VALVE.
SEEDS	DARK BROWN, 1.8 MM IN DIAMETER, RADIALLY RIDGED WITH THE RIDGES BEARING MINUTE PUBERULOUS INCRUSTATIONS.