General:
Annual herb from a weak taproot; stems erect, solitary or more usually few, simple to branched, glabrous and more or less glaucous, 2-5 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal and lower stem leaves opposite, linear, 2-4 mm long, less than 0.5 mm wide, glabrous, obtuse, 1-nerved; upper stem leaves few, similar, not much reduced; stipules lacking.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of usually several flowers in an open, leafy-bracted cluster that is often 4/5 the total height of the plant; petals elliptic, 1-2 mm long, sometimes lacking; sepals lanceolate, long-pointed or abruptly sharp-pointed, 2-3 mm long, 3-nerved.

Fruits:
Capsules egg-shaped, 1-2 mm long, 3-valved; seeds brown, about 0.3 mm long, minutely pimply.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Minuartia pusilla (S. Watson) Mattf.