Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.

Habitat: Dry slopes and open meadows at low to middle elevations.

Flowers: May-July

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, hummingbirds

Scapose, perennial herbs from bulbs, the bulbs ovoid, usually clustered, the outer coats brownish and with a herringbone pattern.

Leaves 2-4, concave-convex, slender, shorter than the scape, withering early; scape 1-4 dm. tall, cylindrical.

Umbel few- to many-flowered, nearly spherical; pedicels slender, 1-2 times the length of the tepals; tepals 6, lanceolate, acute, white or pink, becoming papery and converging over the fruit at maturity; stamens 6, as long as the tepals; stigma capitate.

Capsule 3-celled, 6-seeded, crested with 6 low processes.