General:
Diffuse shrub to 60 cm tall; stems twisted, bent, reclining or ascending, branched.

Leaves:
Opposite, evergreen, lance-oblong to linear, 2-4 mm long, glabrous or variously hairy, entire, margins strongly rolled under, making the leaf three-angled, 2 short pointed projections at base; unstalked; leaves of the main stems distant, those of short shoots densely overlapping in 4 rows.

Flowers:
Solitary, in leaf axils, forming a raceme- or panicle-like inflorescence 3-15 cm long, each flower with calyx-like involucre of 4 egg-shaped bracteoles; calyces egg-shaped to oblong, about 4 mm long, somewhat scarious, pale purple.

Fruits:
Capsules, globe-shaped, 2-2.5 mm long.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia