Extensive colonies can be troublesome in agronomic crops, orchards, and pastures. However, animals usually avoid grazing it. Cotyledons ovate to heart-shaped. 1.5- 4.5 cm wide, typically asymmetric with oblique leaf bases , often appear corrugated. Surfaces, especially lower, covered with minute, whitish star-shaped hairs.
Fragmented roots can generate new plants.
Stamens numerous, with filaments fused into a tube. Filament tube fused to petal bases. Ovary chambers 6-10. Inhabits many plant communities in semi-arid to arid regions, but also orchards, vineyards, agronomic crops, especially grains and cotton, pastures, roadsides, landscaped areas, and gardens. Often grows on moist, alkaline to saline soils.