Leaves 8–30(38) x 5–16(19) mm., alternate, sessile, narrowly ovate to ovate or elliptic, acute with rounded to cuneate base, ± hirsute; margin incrassate, undulate–dentate; midvein prominent beneath as are the lateral veins at least on larger leaves.
Annual erect herb 7–35 cm. tall, diffusely branched with the main stem not particularly distinct, hirsute with long hairs of almost uniform length.
Ovary 3–locular, semi–inferior; style c. as long as the corolla, eglandular, slightly thickened below the 3 short lobes, glabrous below.
Inflorescence lax; pedicels 5–20(35) mm. long, hirsute with long hairs of almost uniform length or glabrous.
Corolla 1·5–3·5 mm. long, yellow, split almost to the base into linear–lanceolate lobes, ± hirsute outside.
Stamens with filament–bases distinctly broadened, ciliate; anthers 0·6–1·6 mm. long.
Seeds c. 0–6 mm. long, elliptic–oblong in outline, compressed; testa almost smooth.
Calyx–lobes 1·2–3·2 mm. long, often broadened at the base, ± hirsute.
Capsule 3–locular, 10–nerved; valves 3, c. 2 mm. long.
Hypanthium hemispherical, 10–nerved, hirsute.