Plant: Annual forb to 40 cm; herbage dark reddish brown; stems slender Leaves: leaves alternate and reduced upwards, reddish with dark spots, blades elliptic Flowers: flowers tubular, 4-merous, petals pink-white Fruit: a linear capsule. Notes: leaves and stems with red spots; flowers open in evening References: J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual.W.B. McDougal. Seed plants of Northern Arizona.ASU specimens.