Plant: annual herb

Leaves: 2-3 times compound, finely dissected

INFLORESCENCE: racemes

Flowers: inconspicuous; sepals round attached near base, mucronate, whitish; petals cream with purple tips; style deciduous; ca. 5 mm long; sepals ca. 1 mm long; petals 3-4 mm long; stamens ca. 3 mm long

Fruit: FRUITS globose, smooth, indehiscent; SEEDS 1, brown, without aril

Misc: Deserts; 500-1000 m (1700-3200 ft)

REFERENCES: Holiay, Susan, and Abril Perez. 2001. Commelinaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).