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General:
Perennial herb from a scaly rootstalk, without stolons, plants up to 20 cm long; stems lacking.
Leaves:
Basal leaves heart- to triangular-shaped, 2-7 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, coarsely toothed, stiff-hairy, the stalks 3-20 cm long; stem leaves lacking; stipules membranous, oblong-lanceolate, 5-10 mm long, glandular-fringed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, bluish-violet, the lower petal 12-20 mm long including the 1- to 2-mm long spur, the lower 3 white-based and long-hairy at the base; sepals 5, lanceolate, fringed; style heads smooth.
Fruits:
Capsules, smooth, nearly round, purplish; seeds dark brown.
Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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