General:
Perennial herb from rhizomes; erect stems lacking.

Leaves:
All basal, tufted, narrow, hollow tubes, 3-15 cm long, 1-4 mm wide, with 5-11 partitions.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of small umbrella-shaped clusters on slender stalks that are 0.5-4 cm long (usually much shorter than the leaves) and ascending to arched; flowers inconspicuous, 5-12, white.

Fruits:
Egg-shaped, about 2 mm long, glabrous, with pale, prominent, corky-thickened ribs.

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