PLANT: Annuals, 8-35 cm tall, simple or few-branched from base; stems short pubescent, glandular. LEAVES: pubescent; basal and lower pinnately lobed, the lobes (3-)5-11, linear to narrowly lanceolate; upper mostly subpalmately lobed, the lobes 3-5, the distal wider and longer than the lateral lobes. INFLORESCENCE: with 2-6 flowers per branch. FLOWERS: calyx 3-4 mm long; corolla 6-8 mm long, dark bluish violet; stamens with anthers included to exserted, the upper anthers located just above the throat; stigma included, located among the lower anthers. CAPSULE: 2.5-3 mm long. 2n=18. NOTES: Streambeds, canyons, oak woodland, pine forest; Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai cos; 600-1600 m (2000-5300 ft); Apr-Jun; s OR to CA and AZ. REFERENCES: Dieter H. Wilken and J. Mark Porter, 2005, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Polemoniaceae. CANOTIA 1: 1-37.