Herbs to 30 cm tall, from slender to thick taproot. STEMS spreading, prostrate to ascending. LEAVES: linear to oblanceolate, to 10 cm long, glabrous or ciliate. FLOWERS: 2-15; pedicels 4-13 mm long; sepals 2.5 – 8 mm long; petals 4-11 mm long, red to purple. SEEDS: 5-20, elliptic, finely reticulate, 1-2.5 mm long. —Sandy to loamy soil, sand and gravel washes, rocky slopes. Cochise, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai cos.; 425-1550 m (1400 - 5100 ft); Feb-Jun; CA, OR, WA; w Mex., Guatemala, w S. Amer. References: Allison Bair, Marissa Howe, Daniela Roth, Robin Taylor and Tina Ayers. 2006. Vascular Plants of Arizona: Portulacaceae. CANOTIA 2(1): 1-22.