General:
Perennial herb from a shallow, roundish, bulb-like corm 3-9 mm wide; stems ascending to erect, solitary or several, branched, threadlike below ground, 3-10 cm long.

Leaves:
Basal leaves narrowly linear, 2-5 cm long, soon deciduous or sometimes lacking; stem leaves 2-3 (5) semi-whorled, linear, 1-4.5 cm long.

Flowers:
Inflorescence simple to compound and flat-topped with 1-25 flowers on stalks 5-15 mm long; floral bracts solitary at the base of most stalks; petals 5-9, white and pink-veined to pink, oblanceolate, 4-7 mm long; sepals 2, oval, 2-3 mm long lengthening to 4.5 mm in fruit; stamens 3-5.

Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped, membranous; seeds 10-20, dark brown, smooth, shiny, 1 mm long.

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

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Claytonia triphylla S. Watson
Erocallis triphylla (S. Watson) Rydb.