INFLORESCENCES: exceeding leaves. FLOWERS: 14-18 mm long; spurs 5-9 mm long. FRUITS: erect, 12-20 mm long. SEEDS: with marginal ring. NOTES: See also parent taxon. Loose, often sandy dry soil: Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai cos.: 750-1150 m (2500-3800 ft) Apr-Jun; CO, KS, MO, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY. REFERENCES: Holiay, Susan, and Abril Perez. 2001. Commelinaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).