Herbs annual. Stems erect, 20-70(-80) cm tall, branched at base, striate, sparsely shortly strigose. Petiole 1-3 cm, shortly strigose; leaf blade ovate-triangular, 2-4 × 1.5-3 cm, both surfaces sparsely shortly strigose, base cordate or hastate, apex acuminate; ocrea 4-5 mm, membranous, shortly strigose, oblique, apex acute. Inflorescence axillary or terminal, racemose, interrupted, pendulous, very lax, 2-4 cm, slender; bracts green, funnel-shaped, margin membranous, each 2-or 3-flowered. Pedicels longer than bracts, slender, apex articulate. Perianth pinkish; tepals elliptic, unequal, 2-2.5 mm, with conspicuous green veins. Stamens included. Stigmas capitate. Achenes exceeding persistent perianth, shiny, broadly ovoid, ca. 3 mm, sharply trigonous, sometimes narrowly winged along angles. Fl. Jun-Oct, fr. Jul-Nov.
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A herb. It grows each year from seed. The stems are erect. It grows 20-70 cm tall. It is branched at the base. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped. It is 2-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The base can be sword shaped or heart shaped. The flowers can be at the ends of the shoots or in the axils of leaves. The seeds are triangle shaped.
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