HABIT	AN ERECT ANNUAL HERB.
STEMS	25-60 CM TALL, MUCH BRANCHED, BRANCHES 4- GROOVED, GLABROUS.
LEAVES	PINNATISECT, 2-3 CM LONG, SEGMENTS FILIFORM OR LINEAR, PASSING INTO SIMPLE, FLORAL BRACTS.
FLOWERS	ROSE COLORED OR PURPLE, IN SOLITARY OR AXILLARY OR FEW FLOWERED TERMINAL RACEMES.
FRUITS	CAPSULE OBLONG, AS LONG AS THE CALYX.
SEEDS	NUMEROUS, TRUNCATE, LONGITUDINALLY STRIATE.