Annuals, (5-)60-100 cm tall. Stems erect or curved and ascending, usually much branched. Leaves opposite; petiole 5-12 mm, narrowly winged; leaf blade narrowly triangular-ovate, 1.5-5.5 X 0.8-3 cm, pinnately parted to pinnatisect; pinnae narrowly ovate to ovate-orbicular, 4-10 X 2-5 mm, base suboblique, margin double serrate or parted. Pedicel 2-7 mm. Calyx 4-10 mm; lobes lanceolate, 2-6 X 1-3 mm, foliaceous, pinnately parted. Corolla pale red to purple-red, 0.8-2.5 cm, outside villous; lower lobes obtuse; upper lobes triangular-ovate. Filaments basally pilose. Capsule 6-10 mm. Seeds flattened, ca. 1.2 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun-Oct.
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