In 2015, the BC Conservation Data Centre changed the name of this species from Besseya wyomingensis to Synthyris wyomingensis.
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General:
Perennial herb from fibrous roots and a short stem-base; stems 1 to few, erect, 10-40 cm tall, soft-hairy and greyish, especially when young.
Leaves:
Basal leaves long-stalked, the stalks 2-8 cm long, the blades broadly egg-shaped to lanceolate or oblong, 2-7 cm long, coarsely blunt-toothed, minutely soft-hairy; stem leaves alternate, smaller, unstalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a dense, cylindric, leafy-bracted, terminal spike; corollas lacking; calyces asymmetrical, 3-6 mm long, 2 (3)-lobed, the lobes shortly fused at the base, long-hairy; stamens 2, exserted, the filaments dark red or purple, 5-12 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, broadly oval, somewhat flattened, long-hairy or smooth, 2-chambered; seeds circular, flat, about 4 per chamber.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nelson) Rydb.
Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nelson) Rydb.