Annual or short-lived perennial; stems ± glabrous, procumbent, not rooting at nodes. Lvs glabrous; petioles 10-30-(50) mm long; leaflets usually obtriangular, rarely obovate, ± obcordate, usually mucronate, cuneate at base, sharply serrate, c. 4-10 mm long; lateral veins thin and ± straight to leaflet margin; petiolules < 1 mm long, ± equal; stipules lanceolate, acuminate. Infls axillary, umbellate, pedunculate, < lvs; fls 1-3-(5), subsessile; bracts subtending fls connate. Calyx ± glabrous or sparsely hairy, 10-veined, not inflated at fruiting; throat open, ± glabrous; calyx teeth equal, < corolla, narrowly triangular, ± = or > tube, slightly spreading at fruiting; sinuses acute. Corolla white or pink, persistent, 5-10 mm long. Pod sparsely to moderately hairy, slightly curved, > calyx, 5-8 mm long, 4-9-seeded; seeds c. 1-1.5 mm diam.
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A hairless short lived herb. The leaves are made up of 3 leaflets. They are 10 mm long. They are broadly wedge shaped. The flowers are creamy pink. They are in clusters on short stalks. They are in the axils of leaves.
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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