Plant: Perennial; base subshrubby; caudex branched or not, elevated; hairs multibranched, often appressed, minute; stems 1-several, branched or not, 2-6 dm; hairs dense or 0 above Leaves: hairs dense; basal 4-8 cm, linear, entire; cauline sessile, 2-6 cm, linear, entire, base lobed or not, clasping stem or not INFLORESCENCE: raceme; bracts 0 Flowers: bisexual; sepals 4, free, erect; petals 8-20 mm, widely spoon-shaped, purple to reddish purple; stamens generally (2,4)6, generally 4 long, 2 short; ovary 1, superior, chambers generally 2, septum membranous, connecting 2 parietal placentas, style 1, stigma simple or 2-lobed Fruit: capsule, 4-7 cm, with 2 deciduous valves, sometimes breaking transversely or indehiscent; pedicel 8-20 mm, hairs dense; style very short or 0; Seeds many, 2 rows per chamber, ± round; wing prominent Misc: Canyons, slopes, washes; 600-2200 m.