General:
Perennial evergreen herb from a short, slender, brownish rhizome.

Stems:
3-20 cm tall, 1-1.5 mm thick, kinked, without a central cavity, not branched, the sheaths with 3 teeth, the teeth dark with white margins.

Cones:
0.5-1 cm long, with a pointed tip at the top.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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