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Leaves very thin, 3.5–14 x 1–6.5 cm., oblong-elliptic to ± lanceolate, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, sparsely appressed pubescent above, minutely puberulous on venation beneath; petiole 0.3–2 cm. long; stipule setae up to 5 mm. long.
Fruits 3.4–4 mm. long and broad, oblong-obtriangular, not elongate, calyx lobes persistent, reticulated and venose at their bases; beak 1.5 mm. tall.
Fruiting inflorescence branched consisting of an umbel of 4 spikes, together with several truly terminal flowers in the axil; spikes 9–26 cm. long.
Anthers 1 mm. long, just included; throat densely hairy and tube hairy below, papillate at the base.
Branched herb, 0.45–1.2 m. tall; root-system of small extent, 9 x 6 cm., annual or biennial.
Calyx tube 2 mm. long and wide; lobes deltoid, unequal, largest 3–4 x 1.5–2 mm.
Stem 3 mm. in diam. at the base.
Inflorescence a small head.
