(Gomphrena nitida)
They are herbs , annual or perennial, with prostrate stems, ascending or erect, stems and branches more or less pubescent with simple or dendritic trichomes , more or less appressed; hermaphrodite plants . The leaves opposite, decurrent on the petiole , more or less pubescent, pubescence generally more dense on the underside, simple or dendritic trichomes; petiolate or subsessile.