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

General:
Perennial herb from a branched stem-base; stems simple, several, 5-20 cm tall, glabrous to densely hairy.

Leaves:
Basal leaves lanceolate, 1.5-2 cm long, 3-6 mm wide, entire or remotely toothed, generally densely grey-hairy; stem leaves unstalked, ear-like at the bases, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous to hairy.

Flowers:
Racemes few flowered, 1-sided; petals 4-7 mm long, purple; sepals not bulging on one side at the base.

Fruits:
Siliques, horizontal, spreading, or slightly arching upward or downward, 3-4 cm long, 1-2 mm wide; seeds in 1 row, about 1.5 mm long, with very narrow wings.

Notes:
Two poorly-defined varieties occur in BC.

1. Siliques more than 2 mm wide; stems mostly more than 20 cm tall................ var. drepanoloba (Greene) Roll.

1. Siliques 2 mm or less wide; stems mostly less than 20 cm tall......................... var. lemmonii