General: Perennial herb from a rhizome; stems erect, much branched above, glabrous, 0.1-1.0 m tall.
Leaves: Stem leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate, unstalked, obtuse, 1-3 cm long, 0.5-1.5 mm wide, glabrous with translucent glandular dots throughout and black marginal dots.
Flowers: Inflorescence up to 100+ flowered; petals yellow, 8-10 mm long; sepals linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, abruptly sharp-pointed, 4-6 mm long; stamens 75-100, united basally into 3 groups; styles 3.
Fruits: Membranous capsules, 5-8 mm long; seeds dark brownish, 1.0-1.3 mm long, pitted in longitudinal rows.
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range. (Updated August, 2013)
Mesic to dry fields, roadsides and disturbed areas in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; infrequent in SW and WC BC, frequent in SC BC; introduced from Eurasia.