Glabrous, scapose perennial from tuberous roots. Leaves long-petiolate, the blade 1–2 cm long, 2 to 3 times pinnately divided into narrowly oblong segments, as long as the stem. Flowers solitary on stalks 2–6 cm long, white to pink, 1–2 cm long; both outer petals with recurved spur; inner petals narrowly arrow-shaped, purple-tipped. Capsules ovoid, ca. 1 cm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Vernally moist, often shallow soil of meadows, open forest, rock outcrops; montane, subalpine (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus vagans and
Bombus griseocollis (Colla and Dumesh 2010).