HABIT	AN ANNUAL OR BIENNIAL HERB.
STEMS	ERECT, OFTEN FLEXUOUS IN INFLORESCENCE, BRANCHED, DISTAL TO MIDDLE, OCCASIONALLY ALMOST FROM BASE, 20-80 CM TALL.
LEAVES	OCREA DECIDUOUS OR PARTIALLY PERSISTENT AT MATURITY; BLADE OBLONG, ELLIPTIC-LANCEOLATE, OR OVATE-ELLIPTIC, 3-12 × 2-5 CM, BASE NORMALLY TRUNCATE OR SUBCORDATE TO WEAKLY CORDATE, MARGINS ENTIRE, FLAT TO WEAKLY UNDULATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHTLY CRISPED, APEX OBTUSE OR SUBACUTE.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCES TERMINAL, OCCUPYING DISTAL HALF OF STEM, USUALLY LAX AND INTERRUPTED, BROADLY PANICULATE, BRANCHES USUALLY ASCENDING AND STRAIGHT. FLOWERS 10-20 IN RATHER DENSE REMOTE WHORLS.
FRUITS	ACHENES DARK REDDISH BROWN, 2-2.8 × 1.4 -1.8 MM.