Stems 1.5–2 mm wide; margins of upper stem wings with a few small teeth.
Inflorescences inner bracts 20–30 mm long, keels toothed.
Flowers outer perianth segments 13–17(20) mm long.
2n=64, 96.
Moist meadows, stream banks, edges of springs. Flowering May–Jul. 0–1900 m. BR, BW, CR, ECas, Est, Lava, Sisk, Casc, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, southeast to NM. Native.
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as described under Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense
Stems 2-2.5 mm wide, margins denticulate. Spathes: keels denticulate; outer less than 2 times inner, basally connate 3.8-7 mm; inner 20-30 mm. Outer tepals 13-17(-20) mm; filaments bluish violet. 2n = 64, 96.Flowering late spring--summer. Moist meadows, stream banks; 0--2200 m; B.C.; Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash., Wyo.The few dodecaploid populations of var. idahoense in eastern Oregon are morphologically indistinguishable from the far more common octoploid plants.