Annuals; glabrous or pubescent. Stems erect, branched distally, (1–) 2–7 (–8.5) dm, sparsely to densely (soft) pubescent at least basally, usually glabrous distally. Basal leaves rosulate; petiole (1–) 2–5 (–9) cm; blade broadly oblanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate (in outline), 3–8 (–10) cm × (10–) 20–40 (–60) mm, margins runcinate-pinnatipartite; lobes 2–5 on each side, oblong or lanceolate, much smaller than terminal lobe, margins subentire or dentate, (terminal lobe lanceolate, deltate, or often hastate). Cauline leaves similar to basal; (distalmost) blade with 1 or 2 lobes on each side, much smaller than terminal lobe, (terminal lobe narrowly lanceolate, linear, or hastate). Fruiting pedicels ascending to subdivaricate, stout, nearly as wide as fruit, 3–6 mm. Flowers: sepals ascending, oblong, 3.5–5.5 × 1–2 mm; petals spatulate, (6–) 7–9 (–10) × 2.5–4 mm, claw 3–5.5 mm; filaments (4–) 5–8 mm; anthers oblong, 1–1.8 mm. Fruits narrowly linear, straight, smooth, stout, (5–) 6–10 (–13) cm × 1–1.5 mm; valves glabrous or pubescent; ovules (60–) 80–100 (–140) per ovary; style (subclavate), 1–3 (–4) mm; stigma prominently 2-lobed. Seeds 1–1.5 × 0.7–0.9 mm. 2n = 14.

Phenology: Flowering Mar-early Jun.
Habitat: Waste grounds, roadsides, disturbed sites
Elevation: 0-1300 m

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Introduced; B.C., Ariz., Calif., Mass., Nev., Oreg., Tex., Wash., Europe, sw Asia, n Africa, also in Central America, South America, Australia

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