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General:
Perennial herb from a thick, branched or simple taproot and thick stem-base; stems ascending to erect, solitary to several, simple, 1.5-6 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves few to many, linear to lanceolate, 2-6 cm long, 1-3 mm wide; stem leaves opposite, bract-like, borne at or below midlength.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary flowers on stalks 1-8 cm long; floral bracts lacking; petals 6-9, white to pink, egg-shaped to oblong, 6-17 mm long, usually glandular-bristly; sepals 2, 2-5 mm long, jagged or toothed; stamens 4-12.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-6 mm long; seeds 15 or more, dark brown, shiny, 1-1.2 mm long.
Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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