Plant: perennial herb; 10-40 cm tall, with upright stems. Leaves: 3-25(-30) cm long; blade abruptly contracting to the petiole, ovate to oblong, the margins entire to sinuate or dentate. INFLORESCENCE: a scapose umbel. Flowers: white or occasionally white with maroon corolla tube; calyx 4-7 mm long, the lobes 5; corolla (reflexed portion) 10-18 mm long, the lobes 5; stamens 5, the filaments less than 0.75 mm long or nearly absent; stigma equalling or slightly wider than the style. Fruit: generally valvate. Misc: Rich coniferous woods, springs, seeps; 2400-3100 m (8000-10200 ft); May-Aug.

Santa Catalina Mountains
6/1/17

Note: Plant observed and photographed jointly with Leslie Eguchi.

See SEINet Pictures and Description