Plants: annual forb; prostrate with many braches forming a circular mat; stems up to 16" long, villous, with milky juice

  Leaves: opposite, toothed, dark green and often with a red spot, 1/4"-2/3" long, 1/3 as wide, villous (denser below)

  Flowers: cream, 4-parted, no petals or sepals but surrounded by petal-like parts; blooms May-Sept.

  Fruits: 3-lobed capsule with 3 mostly smooth, 4-angled seeds becoming gooey when wet

  Habitat: disturbed sites

  Conservation Status: Native