Manyflowered Monkeyflower

Description

This plant is variable in morphology, taking several forms. In general it is an annual herb with a thin stem 3 to 50 centimeters long, growing upright or decumbent. In texture it is hairy and sometimes slimy. The oppositely arranged leaves vary in size and shape. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a hairy calyx of-sepals-with pointed lobes. The corolla of the flower is yellow and up to 1.5 centimeters long.