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

General:
Perennial herb from a short, thick rhizome; stems erect, solitary to several, simple, 20-70 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal leaves lanceolate-oblong or oblanceolate, smooth on both sides or slightly hairy below, the blades 5-20 cm long, the stalks long; stem leaves alternate, few, reduced upward, all but the lowest unstalked; stipules brownish, oblique, not ragged, 3-6 cm long.

Flowers:
Inflorescence a solitary, terminal, spike-like, many-flowered raceme, 1-5 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide; perianths 4-5 mm long, white to pinkish, 5-lobed nearly to the base.

Fruits:
Achenes, 3-angled, yellowish-brown, smooth, shiny, 3.5-4 mm long.