General: Annual herb from a taproot, with straight, appressed and stiff, spreading hairs; stems simple or branched, 5-50 cm tall.
Leaves: Basal leaves more or less lacking; stem leaves scattered, linear to narrowly oblong or linear-oblanceolate, 1.5-5 cm long.
Fruits: Nutlets 1-4, narrowly egg-shaped, 2-3 mm long, typically sandy and sparingly bumpy, less often smooth and shining, with medial groove open at base.
Notes: This species has not been collected since 1893 and should probably be excluded from the flora.
