General:
Perennial herb from a fleshy underground stolon, in the fall producing basal leafy-rosettes, at first almost sessile, later terminating short, above-ground leafy stolons; stems erect, 30-60 (90) cm tall, branching above, nearly round, glandular-hairy above, with soft, short, spreading hairs throughout.

Leaves:
Lower opposite, upper usually alternate, oblong-lanceolate, reduced above, 3-7 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, tips pointed, bases rounded, soft-hairy, margins short-hairy and somewhat toothed with short, awn-tipped, distant teeth.

Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal leafy raceme, flowers erect in bud; petals egg-shaped, 6-9 mm long, pale purplish-rose, deeply notched; sepals 4-6 mm long, pointed; stigmas of 4 spreading lobes, not rolled under, about equalling the stamens.

Fruits:
Capsules, 3.5-6.5 cm long, nearly glabrous to downy-hairy; seeds 0.9-1 mm long, narrowly egg-shaped, rounded at base, brownish-red, densely and sharply pimpled.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia