Almost stemless plant with mostly basal leaves arising from short stems above a slender taproot. Clusters of tiny purple (usually), white or yellow flowers on leafless stems.
Small stemless perennial herb with long taproot; leaves ovate to oblong; blades pinnate to bipinnate, fleshy, pale; leaflets entire to pinnately lobed; flowers many-nerved lobes and many-nerved purple bractlets, usually with a whitish margin.
Habitat
Found on gravelly slopes, often on rocky outcrops and along ridges.
Flower Characteristics
Tiny flowers form rounded clusters. Flowers are usually purple but can be whitish or yellowish.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Mostly basal; 1/2 to 3-1/2 inches long, oblong-ovate, highly dissected.
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Ovoid to oblong, often purplish, about 1/2 inch in diameter with wings.
2 dry, 1-seeded halves that separate from each other but generally remain attached for some time to a central axis.