It is native to western North America, including southern Canada and much of the western United States, where it is a plant of mountains, and sagebrush plateaus.

[1] It is a small annual herb growing a hairy, branching stem generally under 15 centimeters tall.

The bunched leaves are widely lance-shaped and 1 to 3 centimeters long.

The inflorescence bears one or more flowers with usually four tiny bright yellow petals.

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