Slender laxly branched herb up to ± 25 cm. tall; stems slender, decumbent at base; branchlets ascending or spreading, finely and densely pubescent. Lvs opp., sessile or nearly so, rather distant, floral lvs alt. Lamina narrow-ovate to ovate- or elliptic-oblong (10)-15-20 × (4)-5-7 mm., rather abruptly narrowed to base, pale to bright green, us. distinctly mottled grey, ± reddish below, membr., glab.; margins rather coarsely and sharply toothed. Fls ± 5 mm. diam.; calyx almost as long as petals, lobes ovate-lanceolate; petals pinkish or white, 3-4 mm. long. Capsules slender, densely pubescent to almost hoary, 20-40 mm. long; peduncles ± 3-4 mm. long. Seeds smooth.

2n = 36

n = 18

n = 18

Slender herb with numerous stems arising from the loosely rhizomatous rootcrown. Stems 7-30 cm tall, densely covered with ± appressed hairs. Lamina of lf narrowly elliptic, 8-22 × 2.5-6 mm. Infl. nodding in bud. Floral tube 0.6-0.9 mm deep, densely strigillose. Petals white, 2.8-4.5 × 1.5-3.4 mm. Capsule 2-2.5 cm long, densely grey-strigillose; fruiting pedicel 0.2-0.7 cm long.