Plant: annual herb; procumbent, with stellate and simple hairs, the simple hairs persisting on older stems Leaves: orbicular or reniform, sometimes weakly lobed, 1-3.5 cm long, crenate. FLOWERS in axillary fascicles on slender pedicels; calyx 4-5 mm long (not accrescent); petals pale lavender to white, 6-11 mm long; staminal column pubescent INFLORESCENCE: axillary fascicles on slender pedicels Flowers: calyx 4-5 mm long (not accrescent); petals pale lavender to white, 6-11 mm long; staminal column pubescent Fruit: FRUITS schizocarpic, usually pubescent; mericarps 12-15, dorsally rounded and smooth; SEEDS solitary Misc: Roadsides and fields; 1400-2600 m (4500-8500 ft); Jul-Sep REFERENCES: Fryxell, Paul A. 1994. Malvaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 222-236.