Erect annual with alternate, triangular-shaped leaves that are coarsely toothed. Primarily a weed of agronomic crops found in the southern United States.
Seedlings generally have one round and one heart-shaped cotyledon with hairs along the margins.
First true leaves are alternate, triangular-shaped, and hairy along the margins and on both leaf surfaces. Alternate, hairy on both surfaces, approximately 2 to 4 inches long, and triangular in outline. Leaves are coarsely toothed and have three distinct lobes. Leaf petioles often have stipules at the base. Stems are covered with hairs and are often ridged in the upper portions of the plant.