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Perennial or annual herb from a taproot, which becomes ± long and woody in old perennating specimens.. Stems few–many, erect or rarely ± decumbent, 12–90 cm. tall, glabrous, hirsute or puberulous (hairs often ± curled).. Leaves sessile, linear to lanceolate or very narrowly elliptic, up to 8–75 mm. long, 1–12 mm. wide, acute, glabrous or ± pubescent; margin cartilaginous, usually slightly revolute, ± undulate-dentate; midvein protruding beneath, lateral veins obscure or prominent.. Inflorescence lax, or sometimes ± contracted, rarely almost spicate; pedicels up to 2–15 mm. long, glabrous or rarely pubescent.. Hypanthium (7–)10-nerved, glabrous or rarely pubescent.. Calyx-lobes 0.8–4 mm. long, usually glabrous, sometimes with markedly cartilaginous margins.. Corolla 2–8 mm. long, blue, white, yellowish or sometimes reddish, split almost to the base into linear lobes, puberulous inside near the base, glabrous outside.. Stamens with filament-bases ± broadly dilated, ciliate; anthers 0.7–2.5 mm. long.. Ovary 3-locular, semi-inferior; style about as long as the corolla, eglandular, glabrous or hairy below; lobes 3, 0.1–0.8 mm. long.. Capsule 3-locular, 2.4–6 mm. long, (7–)10-nerved; valves 3, 0.5–2 mm. long.. Seeds elliptic in outline, usually with acute ends, ± trigonous, 0.4–0.7 mm. long; testa almost smooth.
A herb. It can grow each year from seed or keep growing from year to year from the taproot. This taproot can become long and woody. The stems are 12-90 cm long. They can be erect or lying over. There can be curled hairs. The leaves are 8-75 mm long by 1-12 mm wide. They are alternate and do not have leaf stalks. The leaf edges can be thickened or curved backwards. The flowers have a ring or cup shaped structure with 10 veins. The flower tube is blue, white or yellow. The fruit is a capsule with 3 sections. It is 3-6 mm long. The seeds are 0.5 mm long.
Leaves up to 8–75 x 1–12 mm., alternate, sessile, linear to lanceolate or very narrowly elliptic, acute, glabrous or ± pubescent; margin incrassate, usually slightly revolute, ± undulate–dentate; midvein protruding beneath, lateral veins obscure or prominent.
Corolla 2–8 mm. long, blue, white, yellowish or sometimes reddish, split almost to the base into linear lobes, puberulous inside near the base, glabrous outside.
Inflorescence lax, or sometimes ± contracted, rarely almost spicate; pedicels up to 2–15 mm. long, glabrous or rarely pubescent.
Ovary 3–locular, semi–inferior; style c. as long as the corolla, eglandular, glabrous or hairy below; lobes 3, 0·1–0·8 mm. long.
Stems 12–90 cm. tall, few–many, erect or rarely ± decumbent, glabrous, hirsute or puberulous (hairs often ± curled).
Seeds 0·4–0·7 mm. long elliptic in outline, usually with acute ends, ± trigonous; testa almost smooth.
Perennial or annual herb from a taproot, which is in old perennating specimens ± long and woody.
Calyx–lobes 0·8–4 mm. long, usually glabrous, sometimes with markedly incrassate margins.
Stamens with filament–bases ± broadly dilated, ciliate; anthers 0·7–2·5 mm. long.
Capsule 3–locular, 2·4–6 mm. long, (7)10–nerved; valves 3, 0·5–2 mm. long.
Hypanthium (7)10–nerved, glabrous or rarely pubescent.
