HABIT	A CREEPING ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	OFTEN ROOTING AT THE NODES, WITH NUMEROUS SUBQUADRANGULAR BRANCHES.
LEAVES	OPPOSITE, SUBSESSILE, 2-3.2 CM LONG AND 1-2 CM WIDE, SPATHULATE OR OBOVATE, BASE CUNEATE, APEX ROUNDED, MARGINS SHARPLY SERRATE NEAR THE APEX, APPRESSEDLY HAIRY ON BOTH SIDES WITH WHITE HAIRS.
FLOWERS	SESSILE, DENSELY PACKED IN LONG PEDUNCULATE AXILLARY HEADS THAT ARE AT FIRST GLOBOSE, BECOMING ELONGATE AND SPICATE IN FRUITS; WHITE OR PALE PINK.
FRUITS	GLOBOSE-OBLONG, 1.5-2 MM IN DIAMETER, DRY, SPLITTING INTO TWO 1-SEEDED GLABROUS CONVEX PYRENES.