Many members of this family are turf weeds, but it also produces the plants that give us coffee and quinine. Field madder is a small plant with branches less than a foot in length. Branches are mostly four-angled and covered with hairs. Leaves grow at intervals around the branches in groups from four to six. They are about a half inch long, narrow, rough along the edges and sharp pointed. Tiny flowers from blue to pink are formed in clusters at the top of the branches. Flowers are funnel-shaped with four narrow petals. Field madder thrives in turf and waste places. It can be found in the Northeastern states and from Canada to Tennessee. It is also found on the west coast.