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General:
Perennial, somewhat tufted herb from short fibrous rhizomes; stems 15-30 cm tall, longer than the leaves.
Leaves:
Sheaths tight; blades several, borne on the lower part of the stem, 1-2.5 mm wide, flat.
Flowers:
Spikes 3 to 7, well separated, egg-shaped, few-flowered, 2.5-4 mm long, ascending, with both female and male flowers, the female flowers towards the tips, the male flowers inconspicuous; lowermost bract awnlike, about 0.5-2 cm long.
Fruits:
Perigynia egg-shaped, 1.8-2 mm long, 0.6-0.9 mm wide, light green, minutely whitish-dotted, biconvex, smooth, obscurely ribbed, especially above, unstalked, the beaks about 0.2 mm long, smooth, entire; female scales egg-shaped, covering about 3/4 of the perigynia, pointed, pale brown with greenish midribs; stigmas 2; achenes lens-shaped, 1.2-1.7 mm long, filling the perigynia.
Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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