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

Habitat: Moist, shady woods at low to middle elevations.

Flowers: April-May

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, butterflies, hummingbirds

Stout perennial from short, thick rhizomes, the several erect stems 7-15 dm. tall, simple below the inflorescence, hollow, glabrous to sparsely hairy.

Leaves numerous, evenly spaced and gradually reduced upward, the blades of the lower ones 10-20 cm. broad, tri-lobed nearly to the base, the 2 lateral lobes deeply divided into 2-3 segments, the segments broadly wedge-shaped and 2-3 times deeply toothed.

Inflorescence elongate and loose, the raceme usually simple, pubescent with spreading, yellowish hairs, leafy-bracteate below; pedicels considerably exceeding the sepal spur, spreading; sepals 5, deep blue, oblong-lanceolate and pointed, 18-25 mm. long, the spur straight, about equal to the blade of the upper sepal; petals 4, small, the lower pair colored as the sepals, the upper pair white; stamens numerous; pistils 3.

Follicles glabrous, about 15 mm. long.