PLANT: Taprooted perennial with 1-7 ascending to erect stems; stems 1-3 dm tall, the internodes evident. LEAVES: linear to narrowly lanceolate, flat, acute, 1-5(-8) cm long, 1-4(-5) mm wide, glabrous to pubescent, the upper often glandular. INFLORESCENCE: flowers 1-3, pedicelled; pedicels sparsely to moderately glandular. FLOWERS: calyx 11-18 mm long, the membrane flat or wrinkled; corolla white to bright pink, the tube 12-18 mm long, the lobes 10-15 mm long, obtuse; stamens inserted on the mid tube; stigmas located below most of the anthers; ovary with 2-3 ovules per locule. NOTES: Open rocky slopes, desert shrublands, woodlands: Cochise Co.; 1100-1550 m (3600-5100 ft); Apr-Jun(-Sep); AZ to TX. REFERENCES: Dieter H. Wilken and J. Mark Porter, 2005, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Polemoniaceae. CANOTIA 1: 1-37.