Colorado Flora Western Slope, 4th ed. (2012) and IMF.
Orig. det. "Arenaria lateriflora?" by H.G. Barclay 1950. This was a mixed collection of tiny plants including a few caryophyllaceae (Barclay 50-C-464B).
Barclay, Harriet G.
50-C-464A
1950-08-22
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, North Pole Basin; slopes above mine over 12000 ft.
39.022321 -107.090042 +-250m. WGS84
3658-3719 meters
12000-12200ft
Tiny annuals with mostly basal leaves. Plants glabrous. Flowers mostly 5-merous. 2 of sepals larger than others, gibbous at base. Corolla tubular, lobes acute, each with 2 fimbriate appendages. Stamens adnate to corrolla at mid-throat, filaments longer than anthers.