Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington to California.

Habitat: Forest understory at low to moderate elevations.

Flowers: March-May

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies

Herbaceous perennial from a short rhizome or woody base, with several curved, scapose peduncles from the base less than 1.5 dm. long.

Leaves all basal, long-petiolate, the blades reniform-cordate to ovate-cordate, palmately veined, 2-8 cm. long and wide, sparsely hairy above and often glabrous beneath, with shallow lobes, the lobes again toothed.

Flowers few in a short raceme, terminal on the naked, weak peduncles; calyx of 4 sepals; corolla light blue, bell-shaped, the 4 lobes a little shorter than the tube, the upper lobe the largest; stamens 2; stigmas capitate.

Capsule 2-4 mm. high and 6-8 mm. wide, with long hairs on the margins.