HABIT
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A DECUMBENT SENDING OR PROSTRATE PERENNIALHERB.
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STEMS
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30-90 CM TALL WITH GLABROUS
BRANCHES.
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LEAVES
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SIMPLE, VARIABLE IN SIZE AND SHAPE ON A SINGLE PLANT, 0.7-4 CM
LONG AND 0.7-1.5 CM WIDE, BROADLY TO NARROWLY OBLONG OR OBOVATE, BASE
SUBCORDATE OR TRUNCATE, APEX ACUTE OR EMARGINATE, USUALLY HAIRY.
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FLOWERS
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SMALL, RED OR PINKISH YELLOW,
BORNE IN PAIRS SUBTENDED BY A STIPULE-LIKE BRACT, IN LAX, DOWNY, AXILLARY OR
TERMINAL RACEMES UP TO 5 CM LONG.
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FRUITS
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PODS NEARLY ROUND OR CYLINDRICAL, UP TO 2.5 CM LONG,
6-9-JOINTED.
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SEEDS
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SMOOTH, BROWNISH-YELLOW, 2-MM
IN DIAMETER.
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