Habit : An annual, erect herb, with striate stem which is also very hairy with stiff hairs, up to 1.2m high.
Leaves : Ovate or ovate lanceolate, alternate or opposite, acute, crenate, serrate, hispid, 3-nerved from the base.
Inflorescence: Capitulum (Head)
Flowers : Heads 8-12 mm across, usually white in colour, the ray florets very small and scarcely noticeable, the disc florets tubular and regular, pappus of a few scales.
Fruit : Achenes cuneiform, straight or curved, very typical in shape.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : August-October
Significance :
The whole plant is used medicinally.
It is used to obtain black colour dye by mixing with the leaves of Bhangro.
Leaves are used in rheumatism, flowers are used for headache.
