E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb with conspicuous rhizomes; stems 20-35 cm tall.

Leaves:
Flat, sparsely fringed with fine hairs only around the sheaths, about 5-15 cm long, 6-9 mm wide, with sharp tips, shorter than the stems.

Flowers:
Inflorescence open, loose, with flowers borne singly or in 2-flowered clusters, the stalks spreading, usually erect; perianth segments dark brown to chestnut-brown, 2.5-3 mm long, lanceolate, pointed, the inner about the same length as the outer; stamens 6; anthers 1.2-1.5 mm long, longer than the filaments.

Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped, pointed, longer than the perianth segments, 2.8-3.8 mm long, the beaks up to 1 mm long; seeds lopsided-ellipsoid, 1.3-1.6 mm long, lacking appendages.