Stems erect, slender and diffusely branched; leaves opposite, without hairs; flowers small, white, pink to pale blue with narrow yellow throats, trumpet-shaped with a narrow throat, solitary in leaf axils or in rounded clusters with other flowers.
Small annual, to 6 inches tall; leaves opposite, smooth, narrow, slightly spatula-like, stipules smooth; flowers 4-petaled, <1/4 inch, white, pink to pale blue, single or in small clusters; styles of 2 forms, earliest not stemmed, later ones stemmed.
Habitat
Found in rich soils in woodlands, outcrops, rocky slopes, and pine-oak or oak-juniper communities.
Flower Characteristics
Small, white, pink or pale blue; trumpet-shaped with a narrow yellow throat; flowers 1/8 inch long; 4 lance-shaped lobes; 4 slender, tapered sepals.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Slender stems, erect and widely branching; opposite, hairless leaves are narrow though slightly spatula-shaped; 1/4 to 1-1/2 inches long, 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide.
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Capsules rounded, 4-sided, 1/16 to 1/4 inch long and wide; stemless or on short stems.
3-angled with blunt or rounded tip; less than 1/16 inch long.