General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems simple or branched, erect, densely short-hairy, 10-50 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal leaves few, reduced, soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, entire except for 1-4 divergent lobes which may occur below the middle, appressed stiff-hairy, 1.5-11 cm long.

Flowers:
Inflorescence a crowded, terminal cluster; corollas lavender-blue, 6-10 mm long, 8-18 mm wide; calyces fringed with bristly hairs, the lobes linear; stamens slightly exserted, sparsely bearded.

Fruits:
Capsules; seeds 6-15, coarsely pitted, 1.5 mm long.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia