Herb, annual, crisped-pubescent below, glandular above. Stem erect or ascending, 1–several-branched from base, 15–25 cm high. Leaves 15–32 mm long, 5–9 mm wide; basal leaves petiolate, ± oblong-spathulate; petiole to 15 mm long; upper leaves sessile, oblong-ovate to elliptic, acute to obtuse. Inflorescence 1–several-flowered; bracts herbaceous. Pedicels 5–20 mm long. Calyx cylindrical, becoming clavate in fruit, 14–18 (–20) mm long, 10-veined; veins glandular-pilose, eglandular-puberulent between; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, acute to obtuse, to 20% of calyx length. Petal limb 5–7 mm long, rose red, entire to subemarginate. Styles 3. Capsule ovoid to subglobose, 5–8.5 mm long, with 6 teeth; carpophore 6–8 mm long, glabrous. Seeds reniform-discoid, 0.9–1.2 mm diam., dark brown, faces deeply concave, bluntly tuberculate; rim deeply grooved.
More
An annual herb. It grows 30 cm tall. The stems are hairy and sticky. The leaves are rounded and have stalks. The flowers are pink. They are 2 cm across.
Home
