Intro: Erect to reclining annual/biennial found in fields, roadsides and other dry, disturbed areas.

Stems: Stems simple or branched near base, hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, mostly sessile, elliptic to lance-shaped, to 4 in. long, irregularly toothed or lobed and hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers borne singly on short stalks (or sessile) from upper leaf axils, pale yellow (becoming reddish with age), to 2 in. wide, consisting of 4 heart-shaped petals, an elongated (to 1 in.) calyx tube with 4 reflexed sepals, 8 stamens and a pistil with cross-shaped stigma.

Fruits: Fruit a linear-cylindrical, furry capsule that may be curved.

Comments: Flowers bloom at night and are pollinated primarily by sphinx moths.

Height: 6-30 in.

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description: Erect to reclining annual/biennial found in fields, roadsides and other dry, disturbed areas.

stems: Stems simple or branched near base, hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, mostly sessile, elliptic to lance-shaped, to 4 in. long, irregularly toothed or lobed and hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers borne singly on short stalks (or sessile) from upper leaf axils, pale yellow (becoming reddish with age), to 2 in. wide, consisting of 4 heart-shaped petals, an elongated (to 1 in.) calyx tube with 4 reflexed sepals, 8 stamens and a pistil with cross-shaped stigma.

fruits: Fruit a linear-cylindrical, furry capsule that may be curved.

comments: Flowers bloom at night and are pollinated primarily by sphinx moths.

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