Growth Habit:   Annual, mat forming, trailing stems to 5 feet long.

Leaves:   Opposite, hairy, divided into 4 to 8 pairs of leaflets. Oval leaflets 1/4 to 1/2 inch long.

Stems:   Prostrate, trailing, hairy, many branched from root crown.

Flower:  5 petals, yellow, in leaf axils, to 1/2 inch wide.

Roots:  Fibrous

Seeds:   Fruit break into 5 sections with 2 to 4 seeds per capsule. Capsules tack like structures wtih 2 sharp spines, resembling the head of a goat.

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