Woody-based plant, branches covered with short hairs to almost smooth. Stems 2 to 14 inches long, erect, spreading or almost lying flat on ground. Leaf blades long and thin to inverted lance-shaped, 1/4 to 1 inch long. Petals blue-purple to light purple.
Plants tufted, covered with short hairs or smooth; leaves narrow, taper to a tip; leaves and stems green or gray with hairs, margins smooth. Flowers purplish, throats ridged with few hairs; flowers very hairy on outside surfaces; sterile stamens bearded.
Habitat
Dry hillsides and flats.
Flower Characteristics
Flowers arranged on one side of elongated stalk, not crowded. Sepals 1/4 inch long. Petals 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, covered in short, soft hairs that are gland-like on the outside and lightly bearded on the inside. Deep purple nectar guides.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Stems 2 to 14 inches long, erect, spreading or almost lying flat on ground. Leaf blades narrow, inverted lance-shaped, 1/16 inch wide and 1/4 to 1 inch long, often crowded toward the base of the stem, farther apart above.
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Capsule has partitions that divide open.