Coarse, densely leafy, softly villous perennial 2–5 dm (or the stems a little longer and diffuse); lfls mostly (9)11–17(–21), rather narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate, often ± folded, 5–10 mm, the terminal one smaller than the adjacent ones; spikes fairly dense but not cone-like, becoming 3–12 cm; bracts slender, setaceous-tipped, deciduous; fls of sect. Kuhnistera, pale purple or pinkish, seldom white, 5–6 mm; cal densely spreading-hairy, not bracteolate; 2n=14. Sandy prairies; Wis. to Sask., Mont., Colo., ne. N.M., and Okla. July, Aug. Ours is var. villosa. (Petalostemon v.)
Deserts, shifting or partially stabilized sand dunes, dry prairies, and open woodlands on sparsely vegetated sites; usually on deep, sandy soils.
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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