Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.

Habitat: Dry, open to wooded areas, at low elevations.

Flowers: May-July

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, beetles, moths, wasps

Annual, the stem 1-10 dm. tall, simple or freely-branched.

Leaves alternate, sessile, 2-7 cm. long and 2-6 mm. wide.

Inflorescence of loose, few-flowered, erect racemes; calyx tube 2-10 mm. long, the 4 lobes united and turned to one side; petals 4, not clawed, 1-4 cm. long, pale pink to rose-purple, with carmine spots in the center, obovate to rounded; style 4-parted, the stigmas 1.5-5 mm. long, yellow, linear to oval; stamens 8, of two lengths, shorter than the style; ovary inferior, 4-celled.

Capsule 4-celled, 1.5-4.5 cm. long, beakless or with a beak several mm. long, straight or curved, linear.