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General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems ascending to erect, 8-25 cm tall, simple or with several erect branches; with a mixture of short and long, spreading hairs.
Leaves:
Alternate, unstalked, 2-4 cm long, linear to narrowly lanceolate and entire or deeply cleft into 3 to 5 long narrow lobes, spreading-hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a dense, prominently bracted, terminal spike, the bracts differing abruptly from the leaves, broader and more membranous, net-veined, usually abruptly and firmly sharp-pointed at the tip, all green or yellowish-green throughout, 3- to 5-cleft into long narrow lobes, progressively less cleft above; corollas yellow, 10-12 mm long, tubular, 2-lipped, the upper lip beak-like, surpassing the lower lip by 1-1.5 mm, the lower lip broader, moderately pouched, tipped with 3 tiny teeth; calyces tubular, 2-cleft, each segment 2-lobed, the lobes slightly shorter than the tube; stamens 4.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid; seeds several, with tight-fitting, netted coats.
Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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