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

Habitat: Moist lowland areas.

Flowers: April - May

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies

Low annual with freely-branched, spreading stems 2-6 cm. long, often rooting at the nodes.

Leaves alternate, linear-spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, 5-20 mm. long and 0.5-1.5 mm. wide.

Flowers in clusters of 3-5 along the stem in the axils of scarious bracts opposite the leaves, the bracts often attached to the leaves and resembling sheathing stipules; pedicels 1-5 mm. long, recurved; sepals 2, 1 mm. long; petals white, 2-5 or wanting, about equal to the sepals; stamens 2 or 3; style 1, short, the stigmas 3, sessile.

Flowers in clusters of 3-5 along the stem in the axils of scarious bracts opposite the leaves, the bracts often attached to the leaves and resembling sheathing stipules; pedicels 1-5 mm. long, recurved; sepals 2, 1 mm. long; petals white, 2-5 or wanting, about equal to the sepals; stamens 2 or 3; style 1, short, the stigmas 3, sessile.