Herbs, to 30 cm tall, rhizomatous, densely glandular-pubescent, the glandular hairs mixed with longer, simple hairs (especially on the stems, peduncles, and calices).LEAVES lanceolate, elliptic, oblanceolate, or rhombic, 1–4 cm long, the margins mostly entire or subentire, sometimes shallowly lobed or toothed, membranous to subcoriaceous; apex acute to rounded, tapering to an attenuate, subsessile base.INFLORESCENCES uniflorous, the peduncles 1–3 cm long.FLOWERS with calyx 3–5 mm long, densely glandular-pubescent; corolla ca. 1 cm wide or less, the white cushion-like pads not contiguous and not filling the throat; stamens less than 6 mm long; anthers 1/2—1/3 as long as filaments.FRUITS 4–8 mm wide, whitish, pendulous; seeds light brown, alveolate.––Found in disturbed areas and deserts; Cochise, Gila, Graham, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, Yuma cos; 700–1700 m (2300–5600 ft); Mar–Oct; sw U.S. and n Mex.
Plant: Perennial forb, usually low and spreading, from deep roots; herbage glandular with stellate hairs Leaves: leaves alternate, 3-10 cm long, narrowly elliptic, the margins pinnately lobed or wavy Flowers: flowers in axils on slender pedicels, corolla rotate, 2-4 cm, cream-yellow with a dark center Fruit: globose berry.