General:
Perennial herb from a slender rhizome; stems prostrate to ascending, several, simple, matted, glabrous, 5-60 cm tall/long.

Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves opposite, lanceolate to egg-shaped, unstalked or nearly so, 5-20 mm long, 2-15 mm wide, the margins curly; stipules lacking.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary flowers in the leaf axils; petals usually lacking; sepals usually 5, lanceolate, abruptly sharp-pointed, rarely obtuse, 3-4 mm long, prominently 3-nerved.

Fruits:
Capsules straw-coloured or brownish, egg-shaped, 3.5-6 mm long, 6-valved; seeds brown, 0.7-1.1 mm long, minutely wrinkled-warty.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Alsine crispa (Cham. & Schltdl.) Holz.
Stellaria borealis var. crispa (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fenzl ex Torr. & A. Gray