General:
Perennial, loosely tufted herb from short to elongate rhizomes; stems erect, 10-45 cm long, bluish-green.

Leaves:
Located on the lower parts of the stem, flat, lacking cross-walls.

Flowers:
Inflorescence terminal, 3-15 cm long, the branches spreading; perianth segments dark brown with greenish midribs and whitish margins, 2-3 mm long, rounded, the outer blunt with incurved or hooded tips, the inner about the same length as the outer; stamens 6; anthers 0.5-1 mm long, subequal to or 1-2 times longer than the filaments; lowermost bract as long as or longer than the inflorescence, the flowers each with 2 involucral bractlets.

Fruits:
Capsules, globe- to egg-shaped, rounded, distinctly longer than the perianth segments; seeds egg-shaped, 0.4-0.5 mm long, lacking tail-like appendages.

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