Stems tufted, 2-5 cm; lvs spatulate or oblanceolate, 2-5 mm, obscurely 3- nerved, not lepidote; pedicels ±erect, half to fully as long as the fr; fr 0.5-0.7 mm, 0.7-1 mm wide, deeply notched at both ends, its lobes very narrowly winged and separated by a deep groove; style persistent, recurved, shorter than the fr; 2n=10. Damp, usually shaded soil; Mass. to O., s. to Fla. and Tex. (C. deflexa var. austinii)
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.