Stem erect, 5-12 dm, glabrous or nearly so below the much-branched infl; stipules lance-subulate, 5-8 mm; lfls thin, ovate, glabrous, glaucous beneath, the terminal one 4-8 cm, half to three-fourths as wide; fls 8-10 mm, deep rose or purple, on pedicels 10-20 mm; cal 3.5-5 mm; stipe 3.5-6.5 mm; articles 2-5, 4.5-8 mm, glabrous or nearly so on the upper suture, the lower suture abruptly curved near the middle. Dry upland woods; s. N. Y. to Ind. and Mo., s. to Fla. and Tex. July, Aug.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam

This species is very local in its distribution and is probably restricted to the ridges of the unglaciated area. Potzger reported it from Monroe County.

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Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 5

Wetland Indicator Status: n/a