Plant: Annual; stem generally erect, 1-7 dm; hairs dense, short, pointed downward Leaves: lower 10-15 cm; blades 2-6 cm wide, divided into ± 5 oblong to wedge-shaped segments, upper half of segments ± lobed INFLORESCENCE: flowers clustered atop stem; pedicel 2-7 mm Flowers: sepals 4-7 mm, short-awned; petals ± = sepals, ± notched, white to rose-pink; stamens 10, outer 5 opposite petals, inner 5 alternate petals Fruit: body 2-3 mm, puberulent and minutely bristly, dehiscent, generally ovoid, 1-2-seeded, base rounded; style column 10-15 mm, beak 2-3 mm; Seed faintly pitted Misc: Open to shaded sites, grassland, scrub, forest; < 1700 m.