Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; also east across Canada to Labrador.

Habitat: Moist, usually rocky ground, subalpine to alpine areas.

Flowers: June-August

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies, wasps

Glabrous, reddish-tinged, strongly acrid-juiced perennial 1-4 dm. tall.

Mostly basal, with a petiole 4-8 cm. long, the blade kidney-shaped to heart-shaped, 1-5 cm. broad, with reddish sheathing stipules.

Flowering stems several, usually with one leaf below the inflorescence; panicle 5-15 cm. long, the flowers crowded, several per bract, with pedicles 1-3 mm. long; 4-parted perianth about 1.5 mm. long, 2 of the segments narrow and strongly keeled, the other two erect, oblong-obovate, plane.

Prominently winged, much compressed, oval, 4-6 mm broad.