Plant: Annual parasite forb; above ground stem 10-40 cm, purple-brown; found growing on Hymenoclea roots Leaves: leaves reduced to scales, alternate but tending to form a series of tight spirals along stems Flowers: flowers bilateral, 5-lobed and 2-lipped, purple, 2-3 cm long, lower ones pedicelled the upper ones sessile Fruit: a capsule; seeds numerous and minute. References: J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual. ASU Specimens