Plant: annual, open, 3-8 dm, ± glabrous; stem branched from upper nodes Leaves: 1-palmate, generally alternate, leaflets 2-6 cm, elliptic; petiole 5-45 mm INFLORESCENCE: raceme, terminal, generally 1-4 cm in flower, generally 5-40 cm in fruit; pedicels 4-20 mm Flowers: sepals fused in basal half, persistent, generally 1.7-3 mm, ovate, acuminate, minutely dentate, purple to green; petals 7-12 mm, oblong to ovate, purple, rarely white; stamens 18-24 mm, purple, anthers 2-2.3 mm, green; style 0.1-0.5 mm Fruit: capsule, 30-55 mm, 3-6 mm wide, ± round in transverse section, smooth; receptacle 10-15 mm, receptacle stalk-like, reflexed to ascending; Seeds 10-40 Misc: Sagebrush scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland; 1200-1700 m.