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DESCRIPTION: An annual with generally prostrate stems radiating in all directions from a central taproot.  Main stems are usually 12 to 18 inches long with shorter secondary branches.  All stems are somewhat fleshy and pliable, nearly smooth, and usually red to purple.  Leaves are approximately 1/2 inch wide and oval, with the tip broader than the base.  Flowers are in small congested clusters in the leaf axils.  Long terminal flower spikes are absent. 

SEEDS: Shiny, black, lens-shaped.