Schiedea nuttallii, a member of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), is a generally hairless, erect subshrub, with stems normally 0.3 to 1.5 m (1 to 5 ft) long, and internodes usually 0.8 to 4 cm (0.3 to 1.6 in) long. The green, sometimes purple-tinged leaves are opposite, narrowly egg-shaped or...