E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial, loosely tufted herb from fibrous roots; stems 5-30 cm tall, equalling or longer than the leaves.

Leaves:
Sheaths tight, bladeless below; blades 2 to 4 per stem, deeply channeled, borne on the lower 1/4 of the stem, 0.5-1.5 mm wide.

Fruits:
Perigynia narrowly egg-shaped, 3-4.5 mm long, 0.7-1.5 mm wide, appressed at first, spreading at maturity, smooth, nerveless, long-stalked, the beaks short, bidentate; female scales egg-shaped, shorter and wider than the perigynia, round-tipped, dark brow